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

Terminal Report: [upper south integrated coastal resources management] -- Thailand

Published: 
January 1, 1992
U.S. Agency for International Development
The Upper South Integrated Coastal Resources Management Project was carried out since 1987 with support from the ASEAN/US Cooperative Programme on Marine Science and cooperation of various government agencies, universities and institutions whereas ONEB was a lead and coordinating agency. After...Read more
Regional focus: 
ThailandEast Asia and Pacific

Final Report Covering Period: April 15, 1988 to December 31, 1992 -- Kidney Disease of Seabass (Lates calcarifer)

Published: 
January 1, 1992
U.S. Agency for International Development
Since 1983, a condition referred to as seabass (Lates calcarifer) kidney disease has occurred among cultured populations of this species in southern Thailand. The disease generally apppears about six weeks after hatching or at culturing time in the cages, and in some cases, causing mortality...Read more
Regional focus: 
ThailandEast Asia and Pacific

The Biology and Culture of Pearl Oysters

Published: 
January 1, 1992
U.S. Agency for International Development
Pearl oysters are farmed throughout the Indo-Pacific region, including the Red Sea. The biology and ecology of four pearl oysters species from the family Pteriidae are reviewed here. The culture techniques used for each of these species is described and the research needs, economics and marketing...Read more
Regional focus: 
East Asia and Pacific

ICLARM Report: 1991

Published: 
January 1, 1992
U.S. Agency for International Development
These programs have evolved during the present Five-Year plan of the Center. The focus is Aquaculture is on genetic improvement of cultured organisms and development of low-cost farming systems for small-scale producers. The major species of interest in freshwater are the tilapias and in marine...Read more

Contribuciones Para El Estudio De La Pesca Artesanal En America Latina: Proceedings of The Mini-Symposium on Small-Scale Fisheries of The 46Th International Congress of Americanists, 4-8 Jul 1988

Published: 
January 1, 1992
U.S. Agency for International Development
An analysis of small-scale fisheries within the evolution of fisheries sector of Latin America is conducted with emphasis on the relative stagnating conditions of the former. a discussion of the characteristics of the artisanal fisheries sector determining its structural duality, heterogeneity and...Read more
Regional focus: 
Latin America and the Caribbean

Rice-Fish Research and Development in Asia

Published: 
January 1, 1992
U.S. Agency for International Development
An overall perspective of rice-fish research and development in Asia is given through a country analysis and highlights of research. Existing and potential rice-fish areas, and rice-fish system characteristics and their performance in Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia,...Read more
Regional focus: 
South East Asia

Duckweed Aquaculture: A New Aquatic Farming System for Developing Countries

Published: 
January 1, 1992
U.S. Agency for International Development
The paper summarizes current knowledge, gained from practicial experience from the beginning of 1989 to mid-1991 in an experimental program in Mirzapur, Bangladesh, where duckweed cultivation was established and fresh duckweed fed to carp and tilapia. In the Mirzapur experimental program, a farming...Read more

Managing Fertilizers for Fish Yield in Tropical Ponds in Asia

Published: 
December 1, 1991
U.S. Agency for International Development
The purpose of this work was to develop a strategy for fertilizer application that improved predictions of yields. Pond productivity was analyzed relative to supplies of dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC), dissolved inorganic nitrogen, and dissolved reactive phosphorus. Phosphorus did not limit pond...Read more
Regional focus: 
South East Asia

First Annual Work Plan (November 1991-April 1993): Agency for International Development Contract Number 272-0106-C-00-1001-00

Published: 
November 1, 1991
U.S. Agency for International Development
The goal of the AID-funded Oman Fisheries Development and Management Project (FDMP) is the sustainable growth and development of the fisheries industry in Oman. This goal will be achieved primarily by strengthening the technical, administrative, and management skills of the Directorate General of...Read more
Regional focus: 
Middle East and North Africa

Pond History As a Source of Error in Fish Culture Experiments: A Quantitative Assessment Using Covariate Analysis

Published: 
October 1, 1991
U.S. Agency for International Development
Nine successive 5-month experiments which examined relationships between fertilization strategies, water quality and yields of Nile tilapia took place February 1985 through March 1990 in 16 earthen ponds at the Ayutthaya Freshwater Fisheries Center, Bang Sai, Thailand. Over the course of these...Read more
Regional focus: 
ThailandEast Asia and Pacific

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