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

Aquaculture of Milkfish: State of the Art

Publication date:
January 1, 1986
U.S. Agency for International Development
Although it is one of the most extensively farmed marine bony fishes on earth, the milkfish (Chanos chanos) remains one of the least known and understood of the major finfish species. This book provides as complete a summary as possible of current knowledge (through December 1985) of milkfish and...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
United States
North America

ICLARM Report, 1985

Publication date:
January 1, 1986
U.S. Agency for International Development
The International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management is one of about 20 international, non-profit, autonomous research centers which concentrate upon those critical aspects of food production that are not covered adequately by other research organizations, and which are of wide...Read more

Biology and Culture of Tropical Oysters

Publication date:
January 1, 1986
U.S. Agency for International Development
Oysters with potential for aquaculture are found throughout the tropics and subtropics, but few species have been cultured and these in only a few tropical countries. This monograph reviews oyster biology, ecology, and culture techniques, both experimental and commercial. Three oyster genera are...Read more

Caribbean Fishermen Farmers: A Social Assessment of Smithsonian King Crab Mariculture

Publication date:
January 1, 1986
U.S. Agency for International Development
This is an assessment of the social and cultural factors that potentially will influence the transfer of Caribbean King Crab or Mithrax mariculture as it has been developed in two West Indian project sites. The projects are located in Nonesuch Bay, Antigua, and Buen Hombre, Dominican Republic. The...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Latin America and the Caribbean

Fish Culture Expansion Project

Publication date:
December 1, 1985
U.S. Agency for International Development
Evaluates project to promote fish pond culture in Zaire by providing logistical support to PCV extensionists working in 5 of Zaire's 9 regions. PES covers the period 2/81-3/84 and is based on document review, visits to 4 regions, and discussions with PCV's and officials of cooperating...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Sub-Saharan Africa

Triennial Review: Pond Dynamics/Aquaculture Collaborative Research Support Program

Publication date:
December 1, 1985
U.S. Agency for International Development
The global experiment is the major CRSP research activity. It was designed to remove a major constraint to expanding pond aquaculture worldwide in pursuit of the CRSP goal of increasing the availability of animal protein in less developed countries through pond aquaculture.Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Sociocultural Issues in West African Fisheries Development

Publication date:
December 1, 1985
U.S. Agency for International Development
The focus of this paper is on the role of social and cultural variables in the development of the small-scale fishery in coastal West Africa. The small-scale marine fisheries of West Africa provide approximately 70 percent of the total marine production. Practically all of the small-scale fishermen...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Sub-Saharan Africa

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