Multivariate models of tilapia and carp growth as an application of microcomputers in aquaculture research

Abstract

An examination is made of the applications of microcomputers to aquaculture research, considering in particular data storage and processing and also statistical analysis programmes. Reference is made to development projects with the aim of making use of modern, applied research methods to develop aquaculture technologies applicable for developing countries. Examples are cited concerning fish growth and environmental data collected from experiments and farms rearing tilapias and carps in Israel and the Philippines. In future experiments, systems powered by solar energy may be installed in remote sites and data transmitted daily or weekly via ordinary telephone lines to a centralmicrocomputer station for immediate processing, storage and analysis