WorldFish Repository: Recent submissions
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Production priorities overshadow genetic quality at African fish hatcheries
(2004)Type: Journal ArticleBased largely on FAO programs that address rural poverty, small-scale hatcheries have been developed in Africa to produce catfish and tilapia fingerlings. Production practices that fail to maintain genetic diversity, ... -
Development of sustainable aquaculture project: progress report (1 January 2004 - 31 March 2004)
(2004)Type: ReportThe Development of Sustainable Aquaculture Project funded by USAID became operational since 28 June 2000 and will run through 31 July 2005. The overall goal of the project is to improve household incomes and livelihoods ... -
Development of sustainable aquaculture project (DSAP): mid-term review report
(2004)Type: ReportDevelopment of Sustainable Aquaculture Project (DSAP) aims at promoting pond and rice field based aquaculture in collaboration with national institutes, NGOs and private sector. The Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute ... -
Breeding and rearing of the sea cucumber Holothuria scabra in Viet Nam
(2004)Type: ReportThe aims of this project were to develop large scale breeding and rearing methods for sandfish (Holothuria scabra) for commercial culture and/or restocking. Wild collected sea cucumbers were initially difficult to spawn, ... -
Use of genetically improved and alien species for aquaculture and conservation of aquatic biodiversity in Africa
(2004)Type: Conference ProceedingsAquaculture species are being domesticated and improved through genetic enhancement. Despite the benefits of improved fish in terms of increased production, there are risks associated with conservation of biodiversity when ... -
GIFT technology manual: an aid to tilapia selective breeding
(2004)Type: ManualThis manual is intended as an aid in the transfer of the selective breeding technology developed by the WorldFish Center and its partners. It was based upon experience and material accumulated during the ‘Genetic Improvement ... -
GIS-based modeling in greater Mymensingh for sustainable aquaculture development and management: final report
(2004)Type: ReportThe purpose of this study was to identify the potential site for sustainable aquaculture development in Mymensingh district using GIS as a tool. -
The future for fish in the food and livelihoods of the poor in Asia
(2004)Type: Journal ArticleThis article is based on the study, “Strategies and Options for Increasing and Sustaining Benefi ts from Fisheries and Aquaculture Production to Benefi t Poor Households in Asia”, carried out under ADB-RETA 5945, and ... -
Diet composition and food habits of demersal and pelagic marine fishes from Terengganu waters, east coast of Peninsular Malaysia
(2004)Type: Journal ArticleFish stomachs from 18 demersal and pelagic fishes from the coast of Terengganu in Malaysia were examined. The components of the fishes’ diets varied in number, weight, and their frequency of occurrence. The major food items ... -
Economics and management strategies for restocking sandfish in Vietnam
(2004)Type: Journal ArticleThis paper assesses the costs and benefits of a proposed project for restocking sandfish (Holothuria scabra) in Khanh Hoa Province, Vietnam. It identifies the key stakeholders, institutional framework, management and ... -
Antibacterial marine bacterium deter luminous vibriosis in shrimp larvae
(2004)Type: Journal ArticleInhibitory activity of a marine pigmented bacterium - Alteromonas sp. - isolated from Penaeus monodon Fabricius larva against pathogenic and environmental isolates of Vibrio harveyi was studied. All the isolates were ... -
Dietary Phytase: an ideal approach for a cost effective and low-polluting aquafeed
(2004)Type: Journal ArticleGlobal fishmeal production from wild-catch sources cannot continue to increase indefinitely; suitable alternatives have to be found for sustainable aquaculture. Plant-based aquafeed seems to be the ideal alternative to ... -
SADC symposium on fish supply and demand
(2004)Type: BrochureRepresentatives of the SADC member states, SADC secretariat, NEPAD, WorldFish Center and FAO met on 16-17 November, 2004 in Mangochi, Malawi to review the current status of fish supply and demand in the SADC countries and ... -
Culture of fish in rice fields
(2004)Type: ReportRice is presently grown in 113 countries. Rice farming also offers a suitable environment for the culture of fish and other aquatic organism. This publication synthesizes the available information on the role that aquaculture ... -
Aquaculture extension in sub-Saharan Africa
(2004)Type: ReportA discussion is presented on aquaculture extension in Sub-Saharan Africa, with respect to the findings of a regional survey undertaken by FAO in collaboration with the WorldFish Centre. As the predominant research/extens ... -
From drawing board to dining table: the success story of the GIFT project
(2004)Type: Journal ArticleAs compared to crops and livestock, the genetic enhancement of fish is in its infancy. While significant progress has been achieved in the genetic improvement of temperate fish such as salmonids, no efforts were made until ... -
Use of enriched live prey in promoting growth and maturation of tiger shrimp (Penaeus monodon)
(2004)Type: Journal ArticleThis study was undertaken to determine the effect of nutritional management of broodstock of Penaeus monodon on growth and maturation. Test specimens were obtained from a grow-out pond before attainment of maturity and ... -
High level of hybridisation in three species of Indian major carps
(2004)Type: Journal ArticleThirty individuals of each species of Indian major carps, i.e., Catla catla, Cirrhinus cirrhosus (C. mrigala) and Labeo rohita, obtained from a nursery near Mymensingh, Bangladesh were analysed by means of allozyme ... -
Catching and rearing postlarval cleaner shrimp for the aquarium trade: results from a WorldFish Center project in Solomon Islands
(2004)Type: Journal ArticleBetween 1999 and 2003, the WorldFish Center in Solomon Islands conducted research into the feasibility of a new fishery based on the capture and culture of postlarval coral reef fish for the live fish trade. The work was ... -
Corals, fishermen and tourists
(2004)Type: Journal ArticleTwo major anthropogenic activities that disturb coral reefs are fishing and tourism, even though coral reefs are important for both fishing and tourism. Already more than 60 per cent of all reefs worldwide are endangered. ...
