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

Effects of Parameter Variability on Length - Cohort Analysis

Published: 
December 1, 1988
U.S. Agency for International Development
Virtual Population Analysis and its approximation, Cohort Analysis are standard techniques for stock assessment when historical catch-at-age data are available. Jones proposed a length-cohort analysis in which length frequency data are used to construct a synthetic cohort when information about...Read more

Djibouti Fisheries Development Project

Published: 
December 1, 1988
U.S. Agency for International Development
This report is one of a series of Center for Development Information and Evaluation (CDIE) special studies analyzing the Agency for International Development's (A.I.D) experience in technology transfer. Whereas most previous CDIE evaluations emphasized the impact of projects on intended...Read more
Regional focus: 
Sub-Saharan Africa

USAID and World Bank Workshop on Training Needs and Strategies for Irrigated Agriculture, Washington, Dc, June 1-3, 1988

Published: 
December 1, 1988
U.S. Agency for International Development
During the International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage Congress at Casablanca, Morocco in September of 1987 Worth Fitzgerald of A.I.D. and Peter Sun of the Economic Development Institute (World Bank) invited a number of people to discuss the prospect of holding a "Workshop on Training...Read more

Development of a Swimming Crab Fishery in Ecuador

Published: 
November 1, 1988
U.S. Agency for International Development
This paper looks at the development of a swimming crab fishery in Ecuador. Since the 1950's, lesser developed countries have made increasing efforts to examine their fishery resources. Fishery development activities have multifaceted objectives but basically one overall goal: to improve the...Read more
Regional focus: 
EcuadorLatin America and the Caribbean

Progress Report: Integration of Aquaculture in Irrigation Schemes

Published: 
November 1, 1988
U.S. Agency for International Development
This report describes experimental work performed on Israel from November 1987 to November 1988. It also describes the contact between the Costa-Rican and Israeli team and the reasons for the delay in starting the project in Costa-Rica.Read more
Regional focus: 
IsraelMiddle East and North Africa

Sultanate of Oman: Fisheries Development Master Plan

Published: 
November 1, 1988
U.S. Agency for International Development
The goals for fisheries development in the Sultanate of Oman have been established by the Sultan, His Majesty Qaboos bin Said. The four goals are: 1) diversify the national economy; 2) promote rural development and halt urban migration; 3) improve nutrition among the Omani people; and 4)...Read more
Regional focus: 
Middle East and North Africa

Commercial Alternatives for Small-Scale Fisheries in Latin America

Published: 
November 1, 1988
U.S. Agency for International Development
The paper looks at commercial alternatives for small scale fisheries in Latin America. Small-scale fisherman and their organizations often need financial assistance to initiate new capital ventures in either the expansion of fresh fish marketing or the development of fishery products. Thus, it is...Read more
Regional focus: 
Latin America and the Caribbean

Technical Analysis of Oman's Fisheries Sector

Published: 
November 1, 1988
U.S. Agency for International Development
In summary, on the basis of the most conservative estimates, it would appear reasonable to anticipate a threefold increase in the tonnage of fish landed from Omani waters. More realistic projections based on all available information from the region and on comparisons with areas of simil.ar...Read more

Commercial Fisheries in Oman: Final Report

Published: 
November 1, 1988
U.S. Agency for International Development
Oman's fishery sector has a considerable, if largely unquantified, potential to harvest both demersal and pelagic species. To date, the Government of Oman has focused on coastal fisheries, disbursing $10.5 million over the past 10 years through the Fishermen's Encouragement Fund (FEF) to...Read more
Regional focus: 
Middle East and North Africa

Propacation of Mahseers in Himalayan Water of Nepal

Published: 
October 1, 1988
U.S. Agency for International Development
Inputs from rivers in Nepal were selected for routine studies. Such an innovative study in nature and captivity will be helpful to develop methodology and technology for the management of mahseer brood stocks, artificial spawning and propagation in natural waters.Read more
Regional focus: 
NepalSouth East Asia

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