Productivity and Efficiency
According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, water efficiency is the smart use of our water resources through water-saving technologies and simple steps. Using water efficiently will help ensure reliable water supplies today and for future generations. Topics addressed in this theme provide insights, lessons, and guidance on how diverse stakeholders are working to improve water management and reduce water use.
Productivity and Efficiency Resources
Annual Report for FY 1972
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August 3, 1972U.S. Agency for International Development
This annual report details the work that was done at the International Center for Aquaculture from July 1971 through June 1972. It identifies the accomplishments over the year in topics including inland fisheries, aquacultural developments abroad, fish breeding and genetics, fish feeds, methods for...Read more
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United States, North AmericaEconomic Damage Caused By Aquatic Weeds, Preliminary Survey
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December 1, 1971U.S. Agency for International Development
This report attempts to estimate in a very preliminary way the economic significance of the aquatic weed problem in developing countries.Read more
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United States, North AmericaAnnual Report for FY 1971
Published:
August 1, 1971U.S. Agency for International Development
This annual report details the work that was done at the International Center for Aquaculture from July 1970 through June 1971. It identifies the accomplishments over the year in topics including inland fisheries, fish breeding, fish feeding, methods for increasing fish production and training...Read more
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United States, North AmericaDevelopment of Color Pattern in Pond - Reared Young of Five Micropterus Species of Southeastern Us
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January 1, 1971U.S. Agency for International Development
Six stocks of Southeastern Micropterus were spawned in earthen ponds, including wild-caught adults of M. coosae (Alabama and Apalachicola races), M. p. punctulatus, M. punctulatus henshalli, and M. notius, and hatchery stock of M. dolomieui. Fry were reared in earthen ponds provided with Pimephales...Read more
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United States, North AmericaFish Behavior and Its Use in the Capture and Culture of Fishes
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January 1, 1971U.S. Agency for International Development
The commercial aquaculture or fish farm shows great promise as a source of low cost, high quality protein. However, as few reliable data on costs and returns to the industry exist, before investment decisions are made, certain critical factors such as water quality, species selection, and...Read more
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United States, North AmericaThe Potential for Fishery Development in the Caribbean and Adjacent Seas
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January 1, 1971U.S. Agency for International Development
This report begins with a brief geographical and political history of the area and then discusses at greater length the various kinds and characteristics of fish in the Caribbean. The best source of information about the fish resources of the Caribbean has been the extensive investigations of the...Read more
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United States, North AmericaProspects of the World's Fishery Resources With Emphasis on the Western Hemisphere
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January 1, 1970U.S. Agency for International Development
The world's production from the aquatic environment, excluding whales, was doubled in the decade between 1952 and 1962, from 22 million metric tons to 45 million metric tons and in the period from 1962 to the present, from 45 million metric tons to about 70 million metric tons. The most rapid...Read more
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United States, North AmericaFood Habits and Feeding Chronology of Channel Catfish, Ictalurus Punctatus (Rafinesque) in Conowingo Reservoir
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January 1, 1970U.S. Agency for International Development
The single 24-hour feeding chronology study indicated that subadult and adult catfish fed heavily during the daylight hours although some feeding also occurred in the night. The major foods eaten by subadults and adults differed over the 24-hour period. Fishes formed the hulk of the diet at 0600...Read more
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United States, North AmericaMethods of Analysis for Waters, Organic Matter, and Pond Bottom Soils Used in Fisheries Research
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January 1, 1969U.S. Agency for International Development
This report provides guidance on water quality testing with respect to fisheries and increasing fish production and the methods to doing so.Read more
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United States, North AmericaInternational Center for Fisheries: Research & Training
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January 1, 1969U.S. Agency for International Development
Under contract with USAID, the Auburn University Agricultural Experiment Station operated a world wide international fisheries project entitled "Increasing Fish Production by Improve Fishcultures." The project was designed to assist developing countries in increasing their capabilities to...Read more
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