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

Fishing Success for Channel Catfish and White Catfish in Ponds With Daily Feeding

Published: 
January 1, 1969
U.S. Agency for International Development
Channel and white catfish fingerlings, stocked in ponds with large' mouth bass at densities of 2,000 to 3,000 catfish per acre separately or in combination and given daily feeding have continued to provide excellent sport fishing. Four-inch fingerling catfish stocked by February and given...Read more
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United StatesNorth America

Developments in the Culture of Channel Catfish, Ictalurus Punctatus Rafinesque, in Cages Suspended in Ponds

Published: 
January 1, 1969
U.S. Agency for International Development
Since 1966, a study has been conducted in earthen ponds of the Auburn University Agricultural Experiment Station, Auburn, Alabama, to evaluate the potential of suspended cages for culturing catfish, from fingerlings to marketable size, and to develop the basic techniques necessary for the extension...Read more

Economic Evaluation of Brazil Aquaculture Project (11/19/73-12/3/73)

Published: 
January 1, 1968
U.S. Agency for International Development
ANALYZES THE ECONOMIC VIABILITY OF PROPOSED FARMER-OWNED AND OPERATED AQUACULTURE ENTERPRISES IN NORTHEAST BRAZIL. THE EVALUATION PRESENTS ESTIMATED FIXED AND VARIABLE COSTS AS WELL AS AN ILLUSTRATIVE PROFIT AND LOSS STATEMENT. FIGURES ARE BASED ON THE ASSUMPTION THAT EACH FARMER WOULD BUILD AND...Read more
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BrazilLatin America and the Caribbean

Pond fisheries and International Limnological Symposium, Israel, August 6-28, 1968

Published: 
January 1, 1968
U.S. Agency for International Development
This report documents Auburn University's trip to Israel to tour the fishing industry in several selected spots of Israel.Read more
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IsraelMiddle East and North Africa

Estimation of Standing Crops and Rates of Feeding Fish in Ponds

Published: 
January 1, 1968
U.S. Agency for International Development
This study estimates how standing crops can be used in feeding fish and performs a technical analysis of how to increase fish production efficiently.Read more
Regional focus: 
United StatesNorth America

Relationship Between Rate of Feeding, Rate of Growth, and Rate of Conversion in Feeding Trials With 2 Species of Tilapia: T.Mossambica Peters and T.Nilotica Linneaus

Published: 
January 1, 1968
U.S. Agency for International Development
An experiment was conducted to determine the relationship between feeding rate, growth rate and conversion in two species of tilapia.Read more

Testing Plant Materials for Detection of Oxygen - Deficient Water in Ponds

Published: 
January 1, 1968
U.S. Agency for International Development
This report provides an easy method of determining the extent of oxygen deficiency in ponds, using the staining qualities of plant materials.Read more

Evaluation of Eight Species of Fish for Aquatic Weed Control

Published: 
January 1, 1968
U.S. Agency for International Development
A study to determine the value of herbivorous fishes in biological control of aquatic weeds.Read more

Control of Snails By the Redear (Shellcracker) Sunfish

Published: 
January 1, 1968
U.S. Agency for International Development
This study analyzes the biological control of two species of native pond snails using the redear sunfish. The feeding habits of redears were studied under varied conditions in aquaria. Snails alone were fed to the redears at rates up to 8 percent of their body weight for seven days and with few...Read more

Feeds and Feeding of Warm - Water Fish in North America

Published: 
January 1, 1968
U.S. Agency for International Development
Research on the nutrition of warm-water fish in North America is still in its infancy. The first controlled experiments were not conducted until the early 1950's. Almost all of the research work on the nutrition of warm-water fish has been concerned with the channel catfish. This review also...Read more

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