Aquaculture

According to the World Resources Institute, aquaculture—or fish farming—has grown rapidly to meet world fish demand, more than doubling production between 2000 and 2012. New research shows that aquaculture production will need to more than double again between now and 2050 to meet the demands of a growing population. Resources available in this sub-theme include aquaculture development strategies, country-wide aquaculture project reports, and institutional practices for aquaculture strengthening, among other resources that support improving aquaculture globally.

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Aquaculture Resources

Project Grant Agreement Between the Sultanate of Oman and the United States of America for Fisheries Development and Management Project

Published: 
September 1, 1990
U.S. Agency for International Development
The Fisheries Development and Management Project is a follow-on project to the Fisheries Development Project (FDP). Under FDP, programs were established in statistics, extension, marketing and research. Evaluation of FDP's impact on the organizational capability of the Ministry's...Read more

Annual Report: Production of B-Carotene and Other Carotenoids By the Alga Dunaliella and Their Use as a Source of Vitamin a and Pigments in Aquatic Organisms -- August 29, 1989-August 28, 1990

Published: 
August 1, 1990
U.S. Agency for International Development
In the present first year study we grew D. bardawilin outdoor miniponds, harvested the algae by centrifugation and lyophilized the paste to a dry Beta-carotene-rich powder. In parallel, attempts were made to extract the Beta-carotene from the algae and partially purify the 9-cis stereoisomer. The...Read more
Regional focus: 
ThailandEast Asia and Pacific

Title XII Collaborative Research Support Program: Eighth Annual Administrative Report [Pond Dynamics/Aquaculture] (1 September 1989 to 31 August 1990)

Published: 
August 1, 1990
U.S. Agency for International Development
The major accomplishments of this reporting period include the development of cost-effective fertilization strategies, the creation of models on pond dynamics, the validation of models and expert systems, and continued efforts toward the dissemination of results and information.Read more

Nitrogen Input, Primary Productivity and Fish Yield in Fertilized Freshwater Ponds in Indonesia

Published: 
July 1, 1990
U.S. Agency for International Development
Twelve 0.2 ha ponds in West Java were fertilized weekly with four levels of chicken manure during a 149 day grow out experiment for Nile tilapia production. Laboratory leaching experiments for measuring dissolved inorganic nitrogen (DIN) release from chicken manure showed that nitrogen was released...Read more
Regional focus: 
IndonesiaEast Asia and Pacific

Importance of Mangroves in Sustaining Fisheries and Controlling Water Quality in Coastal Ecosystems: Progress and Data Report

Published: 
January 1, 1990
U.S. Agency for International Development
Mangroves are forested wetlands that inhabit the intertidalzone of tropical and subtropical estuaries. It has beensuggested that these wetlands provide both food and habitat for a diverse fishery, and that the yields of some commerciallyimportant species are dependent on the area of this vegetation...Read more

Pond Dynamics/Aquaculture Collaborative Research Data Reports -- Volume Six, Number One, Honduras Project: Cycle I of the CRSP Global Experiment

Published: 
April 27, 1990
U.S. Agency for International Development
The objective of this research was to quantify the physical, chemical, and biological characteristics of experimental ponds, stocked with Oreochromis niloticus and fertilized only with phosphorus, during the dry and rainy seasons (CRSP First Work Plan, undated). Fish yields after 150 days were...Read more
Regional focus: 
HondurasLatin America and the Caribbean

Pond Dynamics/Aquaculture Collaborative Research Data Reports -- Volume Seven, Number Two, Gualaca, Panama: Cycle III of the CRSP Global Experiment

Published: 
April 20, 1990
U.S. Agency for International Development
During Cycle Ill, the effects of increased nutrient inputs on the chemical, physical and biological variables that had been studied during Cycle were recorded. The objectives of Cycle III were to establish the optimum application rates of chicken litter for tilapia production in Panama, to measure...Read more
Regional focus: 
PanamaLatin America and the Caribbean

Aquaculture Research and Development in Rural Africa

Published: 
April 1, 1990
U.S. Agency for International Development
Aquaculture development in Africa has lagged far behind that in other developing regions while human needs for additional protein are just as urgent. This volume reports results from an international conference convened in Zomba, Malawi, that reviewed the progress of the first three years of ICLARM...Read more
Regional focus: 
Sub-Saharan Africa

Feasibility of Freshwater Prawn Production in Belize

Published: 
January 1, 1990
U.S. Agency for International Development
This study conducted by RDA International, Inc., for the Government of Belize under USAID contract, examines the feasibility of commercial export-oriented production and marketing of the freshwater prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii in Belize, reviews physical requirements including Boils types and...Read more
Regional focus: 
BelizeLatin America and the Caribbean

Belize Aquarium Fish and Shellfish Study

Published: 
January 1, 1990
U.S. Agency for International Development
The purpose of this project is to assist the country of Belizein diversifying its exports and to develop its import substitutes in an economically efficient manner. The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has requested the execution of a number of feasibility studies designed...Read more
Regional focus: 
BelizeLatin America and the Caribbean

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