U.S. Domestic Resources

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U.S. Domestic Resources

Program Assistance Initial Proposal (PAIP) for the South Pacific Fisheries Access Support Program

U.S. Agency for International Development
A program assistance initial proposal for the South Pacific Fisheries Access Support Program, a program with objectives to secure fishing rights for U.S. boats and by providing additional resources to the South Pacific region for non-military uses.Read more
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United StatesNorth America

Fish Behavior and Its Use in the Capture and Culture of Fishes

Published: 
January 1, 1971
U.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 StatesNorth America

The Potential for Fishery Development in the Caribbean and Adjacent Seas

Published: 
January 1, 1971
U.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 StatesNorth America

Prospects of the World's Fishery Resources With Emphasis on the Western Hemisphere

Published: 
January 1, 1970
U.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 StatesNorth America

Technical and Socio-Economic Factors as They Affect Dam site Selection in the Citanduy River System; a Special Report

Published: 
January 1, 1973
U.S. Agency for International Development
To identify socio-economic research issues for fisheries development in the world's developing nations, 22 university and governmental personnel met for two and one-half days in October 1972, at the University of Rhode Island. Participants were divided into three working groups, with each...Read more
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United StatesNorth America

Freshwater Fish Pond Culture and Management

Published: 
January 1, 1973
U.S. Agency for International Development
A brief but thorough discussion of potential fish protein concentrate (FPC) and projections of its future harvest, accompanied by several illustrative tables. FDC ideally is that product resulting from modern technologies which has been transformed into a stable, dry, high amino acid quality, non-...Read more
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United StatesNorth America

Predicting the Hydrologic Effects of Land Modification

Published: 
June 20, 1973
U.S. Agency for International Development
In summary, by comparing the "before" and "after" predicted hydrologic outputs from a coupled stochastic rainfall model and a deterministic method for estimating runoff, a procedure for comparing the hydrologic effects of land use changes on ungauged watersheds has been...Read more
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United StatesNorth America

Annual Report for 1975 from the International Center for Aquaculture

Published: 
January 1, 1975
U.S. Agency for International Development
The report details findings on technical assistance in aquaculture in developing countries; effective methods of disseminating information on aquaculture; providing training and educational opportunities in international development; and developing a worldwide collection of data on important food...Read more
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United StatesNorth America

Optimum Utilization of Water for Agriculture, With Emphasis on On-Farm Water Management; Annual Technical Report, 1974/1975

Published: 
January 1, 1975
U.S. Agency for International Development
The report details findings on optimum utilization of water for agriculture, finding evidence that in developing countries there is an urgent need for more food and better nutrition. Food production is closely linked to the water available for transpiration by the growing crop and the water...Read more
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United StatesNorth America

Aspects of the Colombian Fisheries Development Loan

Published: 
January 1, 1975
U.S. Agency for International Development
This Auburn University report on aid to the development of a fisheries program in Colombia discusses four major areas: construction of the Repelon Aquaculture Station, Research Station site selection in the Alto Magdalena, development of an aquacultural research plan, and the establishment of a...Read more
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United StatesNorth America