Sustainable aquaculture: Recent submissions
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Fish to 2050 in the ASEAN region
(2017)Type: Working PaperThe Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has emerged as a global fish producer, owing to the rapid growth of aquaculture in Southeast Asia and its large offshore fishing fleet. Fish is a regional commodity that ... -
Higher fish but lower micronutrient intakes: Temporal changes in fish consumption from capture fisheries and aquaculture in Bangladesh
(2017)Type: Journal ArticleThis study shows people in Bangladesh are now eating 30% more fish than they did 20 years ago, but they are getting a smaller amount of important nutrients from it. The results challenge the conventional narrative that ... -
Farmers guidebook on pond fish culture (in Bangla)
(2017)Type: ManualThis guidebook details the technical steps to culturing fish in homestead ponds in Bangladesh. It is targeted at hilsa fishers in rural Bangladesh, who often have ponds where they can culture fish and fulfil their livelihood ... -
Trials to improve the response of Orechromis niloticus to Aeromonas hydrophila vaccine using immunostimulants (garlic, Echinacea) and probiotics (Organic Green and Vet-Yeast)
(2016)Type: Journal ArticleAquaculture is a promising sector of fish industry in the world with about 80 million tones being produced annually. The development of aquaculture faced several constraints; among these are diseases constituting the ... -
The Nutritious pond project
(2016)Type: NewsletterThe Nutritious Pond System has now implemented its activities on the ground for a year. The project is a partnership between a research organization (WorldFish), universities (Wageningen University and Can Tho University), ... -
Social dynamics shaping the diffusion of sustainable aquaculture innovations in the Solomon Island
(2017)Type: Journal ArticleSustainably feeding the world's growing population represents one of our most significant challenges. Aquaculture is well positioned to make contributions towards this challenge. Yet, the translation of aquaculture production ... -
Genetic evaluation of growth and survival at 6 weeks old fry of Egyptian Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) between improved Abbassa and commercial Manzala strains in a diallel crossing
(2016)Type: Journal ArticleThe main objectives of this study were to evaluate growth performance and estimate line crossing parameters of improved Abbassa tilapia strain and a commerciall Manzala strain within a complete diallel cross at 6 weeks old ... -
Impacts of community-based fish culture in seasonal floodplains on income, food security and employment in Bangladesh
(2016)Type: Journal ArticleThis paper examines the impact of community based fish culture in seasonal floodplains on fish production, consumption, income, and food security of the participating households in Bangladesh. An analysis was performed ... -
Nutritional and health value of fish: the case of Cambodia
(2016)Type: ReportThis report details what, in the Cambodian diet, is beneficial and found only in fish; what is found in fish and not widely available in other food sources, and what is responsible for malnutrition in Cambodia despite the ... -
The Social context of the Chinese food system: An Ethnographic study of the Beijing seafood market
(2016)Type: Journal ArticleChina's role in the global food system has expanded immensely in recent years. In the seafood sector, it is now the largest consumer of seafood products in the world, making the Chinese market highly significant for global ... -
Genetic parameters for uniformity of harvest weight and body size traits in the GIFT strain of Nile tilapia
(2016)Type: Journal ArticleAnimal breeding programs have been very successful in improving the mean levels of traits through selection. However, in recent decades, reducing the variability of trait levels between individuals has become a highly ... -
A Manual for improving fish production in Northern Zambia through integrated farming systems
(2016)Type: ManualThis manual was written as part of the Integrated Research in Development for Improved Livelihoods Programme in Northern Province, Zambia (IRDLP) and is primarily intended for extension agents to use with smallholder farmers ... -
Potential for transformation
(2016)Type: Journal ArticleIn April 2016, at the Pyin Oo Lwin workshop, Myanmar's leading institutions, researchers and practitioners in fisheries and aquaculture came together with international experts to support the new government in finding the ... -
Increasing fish farm profitability through aquaculture best management practice training in Egypt
(2016)Type: Journal ArticleEgyptian aquaculture production has grown rapidly to over one million tons per year so that it now provides most of the countrys fish supply. However, Egyptian fish farmers have received little extension advice or training. ... -
Evaluation of production performance and profitability of hybrid red tilapia and genetically improved farmed tilapia (GIFT) strains in the carbon/nitrogen controlled periphyton-based (C/N- CP) on-farm prawn culture system in Bangladesh
(2016)Type: Journal ArticleBangladesh is one of the most suitable countries in the world for freshwater prawn farming because of its subtropical climate and vast water resources favoring an ideal condition for prawn production. Several recent ... -
Suitability of different fish species for cultivation in integrated floating cage aquageoponics system (IFCAS) in Bangladesh
(2016)Type: Journal ArticleIn rural areas of Bangladesh, the vast majority of households own only small or large shaded homestead ponds located next to their dwellings and the pond dikes are covered with large timber trees, a situation where it is ... -
Hatchery technologies for Nile tilapia and African catfish training program
(2016)Type: OtherThe hatchery technologies for Nile tilapia and African catfish training is a 5-day course designed for aquaculture hatchery and farm operators and managers, researchers, technicians, and extension workers. It provides ... -
Aquaculture technologies and best management practices training program
(2017)Type: OtherThe aquaculture technologies and best management practices training is a 2-week course designed for any professional working in aquaculture Africa or other parts around of world. The course covers the basics of farming ... -
Fish productivity by aquatic habitat and estimated fish production in Cambodia
(2016)Type: ReportThis report reviews and details the fish productivity of the main aquatic habitats in Cambodia, and proposes an estimate of the annual fish production based on this approach. -
Effects of white spot disease and bio-security on shrimp farming in Bangladesh
(2016)Type: Journal ArticleShrimp culture is of central importance in Bangladesh, shrimp being the cash component of many smallholder, polyculture fish farming systems. Shrimp also contributes substantial income through exports. However, production ...
