WorldFish Repository: Recent submissions
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The role of infectious disease impact in informing decision-making for animal health management in aquaculture systems in Bangladesh
(2018)Type: Journal ArticleThe aquaculture sector in Bangladesh is an important employer and a significant source of foreign exchange. In addition, it contributes significantly to food security due to the role of fish in peoples’ diets, the most ... -
Fish consumption in urban Lusaka: The need for aquaculture to improve targeting of the poor
(2018)Type: Journal ArticleAquaculture in Zambia is growing and likely to play an important role for food and nutrition security in the country. While outputs in capture fisheries and small-scale aquaculture are stagnating, commercial aquaculture ... -
Aquaculture in the Ayeyarwady Basin
Type: Internal ReportThe Ayeyarwady State of the Basin Assessment (SOBA) is one of the major knowledge outputs of the Ayeyarwady Integrated River Basin Management (AIRBM) Project prepared by Hydro-Informatics Centre (HIC). SOBA aims to inform ... -
Innovation platforms in agricultural research for development: Ex-ante appraisal of the purposes and conditions under which innovation platforms can contribute to agricultural development outcomes
(2018)Type: Journal ArticleInnovation platforms are fast becoming part of the mantra of agricultural research for development projects and programmes. Their basic tenet is that stakeholders depend on one another to achieve agricultural development ... -
Towards improved practices in Life Cycle Assessment of seafood and other aquatic products
(2018)Type: Journal ArticleThis editorial provides introduction to the 13 contributions to this special issue which present inventory data on many previously undescribed capture fisheries, farming systems, geographical regions, inventory flows and ... -
Tilapia lake virus: a threat to the global tilapia industry?
(2018)Type: Journal ArticleTilapia lake virus (TiLV) is a recently described virus affecting wild and farmedtilapines. At present, it has been reported on three continents (Asia, Africa andSouth America) and the number of countries where the agent ... -
Measuring the potential for sustainable intensification of aquaculture in Bangladesh using Life Cycle Assessment
(2018)Type: Journal ArticleAquaculture has only recently begun to make significant contributions to the global food system but is undergoing rapid growth and intensification. Identifying the most sustainable intensification options for aquaculture ... -
An assessment of health management practices and occupational health hazards in tiger shrimp (Penaeus monodon) and freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) aquaculture in Bangladesh
(2018)Type: Journal ArticleDiseases have been recognized as the major obstacle to the shrimp (Penaeus monodon) and prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) aquaculture production in Bangladesh. The present study assessed the range of aquatic animal health ... -
Overview of Tilapia Lake Virus (TiLV)
(2018)Type: Conference PaperSince 2009, tilapia aquaculture has been threatened by mass die-offs in Israel and Ecuador, which is caused by a novel Orthomyxo-like (RNA) virus named as Tilapia lake virus (TiLV). This has been reported as a newly emerging ... -
The devil is in the details - the carbon footprint of a shrimp
(2018)Type: OtherLetter to the editor on the carbon emission of shrimp culture on mangrove forests as reported by Kauffman and colleagues. -
Sierra Leone aquaculture assessment with special emphasis on Tonkolili and Bombali districts
(2018)Type: ReportThis assessment set out to investigate why fish farming has spread in Tonkolili District yet been poorly adopted in neighboring Bombali District. The purpose was to analyze what was working in Tonkolili but not in Bombali ... -
Aquaculture engineering training program. From 25-29 March 2018 in Abbassa, Egypt
(2018)Type: OtherThe aquaculture engineering training program is a five-day, hands-on course designed for professionals working in aquaculture in Africa and other parts of the world. By the end of the training, participants will have gained ... -
CGIAR Research Program on Fish Agri-Food Systems (FISH): Proposed research in fish feeds and nutrition
(2018)Type: PosterThis is a poster presentation on WorldFish Research in Fish Feeds and Nutrition at the 18th International Symposium on Fish Nutrition and Feeding (ISFNF 2018), Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, June 3rd-7th, 2018. (Poster ... -
Myanmar Fisheries and Aquaculture Research Symposium Proceedings
(2018)Type: Conference ProceedingsThe Myanmar Fisheries and Aquaculture Research Symposium was held in Yangon on 16-17 November 2017. The event provided a unique opportunity for national and international researchers to take stock of present sectoral ... -
A review of aquaculture production and health management practices of farmed fish in Kenya
(2018)Type: Journal ArticleThis paper reviews aquaculture production systems and fish health management practices in Kenya in order to establish and document actions needed to monitor, mitigate and regulate effectively for future fish health problems ... -
Breeding for robustness: Investigating the genotype-by-environment interaction and micro-environmental sensitivity of Genetically Improved Farmed Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)
(2018)Type: Journal ArticleThe objectives of this study were (i) to quantify the degree of G x E by assessing the growth performance of Genetically Improved Farmed Tilapia (GIFT) across three countries (Malaysia, India and China) and (ii) to quantify ... -
Tilapia health research 2017-2022: Priorities and partnerships
(2018)Type: ReportThe CGIAR Research Program on Fish Agri-Food Systems (FISH) focuses on the interlinked challenges of sustainable aquaculture and small-scale fisheries (SSFs), and enhancing the contribution of fish to poverty reduction, ... -
Biodiversity of the Ayeyarwady Basin
(2018)Type: ReportThe Ayeyarwady State of the Basin Assessment (SOBA) is one of the major knowledge outputs of the Ayeyarwady Integrated River Basin Management (AIRBM) Project prepared by Hydro-Informatics Centre (HIC). SOBA aims to inform ... -
Consultation on wild resources and livelihoods in the Ayeyarwady Basin
(2018)Type: ReportField consultations on the role of wild resources in people’s livelihoods were conducted in the Ayeyarwady Basin from the delta in the south to Putao in the north of Myanmar. Interviews and group discussions with local ... -
Inland valley swamp assessment in Tonkolili District, Sierra Leone
(2018)Type: ReportInland valley swamps (IVSs) form part of the upland-inland valley continuum in Sierra Leone, occupying the lowest position in the landscape. This study aimed to analyze the actual use, constraints on the use and the ...
