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.

Aquaculture Resources

Reservoir Fisheries and Aquaculture Development for Resettlement in Indonesia

Publication date:
January 1, 1990
U.S. Agency for International Development
This technical report describes a success story in reservoir aquaculture and fisheries research and development in the Saguling and Cirata Reservoirs in West Java, Indonesia. The project was undertaken on behalf of farmers and fishermen displaced by the reservoir development and involved fruitful...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Indonesia
East Asia and Pacific

Fisheries Stock Assessment: a Search for New Methods in Fisheries Stock Assessment

Publication date:
January 1, 1990
U.S. Agency for International Development
Small scale fisheries are an important source of food and employment in many coastal regions of the world, and represent a significant source of protein for domestic consumption in developing countries. Fisheries stock assessment techniques employed by third world countries often do not provide...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
United States
North America

Accuracy of Some Length-Based Methods for Fish Population Studies

Publication date:
January 1, 1990
U.S. Agency for International Development
Length-based methods have lately found widespread use for the estimation of growth in fish populations, especially in tropical areas, because of the various disadvantages presented by "ageing" techniques such as otolith or scale examinations or tagging experiments. recent methods for the...Read more

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

Publication date:
December 21, 1989
U.S. Agency for International Development
The Pond Dynamics/Aquaculture CRSP has been studying the dynamics of tilapia production ponds in the tropics subjected to differing nutrient additions since the initiation of field experiments in January 1984. A low level of phosphorus, as triple-superphosphate, was added to ponds during the rainy...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Honduras
Latin America and the Caribbean

Hatchery Techniques for Egg and Fry Production of Clarias Batrachus (Linnaeus)

Publication date:
December 1, 1989
U.S. Agency for International Development
Egg hatching, and fry growth and survival of the walking catfish, Clarias batrachus (Linnaeus),were investigated under hatchery conditions in West Java, Indonesia. Spawning was environmentally induced in a specialized breeding pond. Gravid females utilized nests containing kakaban, a fibrous...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Indonesia
East Asia and Pacific

Age Determination and Growth for Two Corvinas, Cynoscion Stolzmanni and Cynoscion Squamipinnis in the Gulf of Nicoya

Publication date:
September 1, 1989
U.S. Agency for International Development
Age determination and growth for two corvinas, coliamarilla (Cynoscion stoltzmanni) and aguada (Cynoscion quamipinnis), was studied. Validation of age determination on otoliths was carried out by the analysis of length-frequency analysis using the method of Macdonald and Pitcher (1979) and the...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Costa Rica
Latin America and the Caribbean

Hydroacoustic Assessment of Fish Stocks in the Gulf of Nicoya, Costa Rica

Publication date:
September 1, 1989
U.S. Agency for International Development
The Gulf of Nicoya, Costa Rica is a relatively shallow, tidally influenced estuary that supports a substantial artisanal fishery on various stocks, primarily corvinas. However, little is known about the population size or productivity of these stocks. While hydro acoustic techniques have been...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Costa Rica
Latin America and the Caribbean

Special Report: University of South Carolina, Scampi [South Carolina Aquaculture and Marine Internationals] -- January 30 - September 30, 1989: 1988/89 El Salvador Caps Program

Publication date:
September 1, 1989
U.S. Agency for International Development
Objectives of Ihe program included improvement of the trainees' listening proficiency to a level at whichthey could understand simple conversations and short lectures on topics in areas of interest (includingaquaculture). This improvement was measured at the end of the training period by the...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
El Salvador
Latin America and the Caribbean

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