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

Theory and Management of Tropical Fisheries

Publication date:
January 1, 1982
U.S. Agency for International Development
As yet no satisfactory sophisticated technique exists for assessing the effects of harvesting on multispecies tropical fisheries. Since these fisheries are so intense, however, the workshop reported here represented an attempt to develop a set of practical stock assessment techniques as well as to...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
South East Asia

Plywood Workboats for Small Scale Fisheries

Publication date:
January 1, 1982
U.S. Agency for International Development
Because expense and lack of supporting technology and skilled labor often preclude using steel or fiberglass to build the small, inshore fishing vessels used in developing country artisanal fisheries, attention is now being focused on plywood as a basic boatbuilding material. This practical manual...Read more

Guide for the Small-Scale Fishery Administrator: Information from the Harvest Sector

Publication date:
January 1, 1982
U.S. Agency for International Development
Fishery management personnel are more likely to be trained as biologists than as economists or sociologists, even though economic and sociocultural data are required for rational fisheries management. This guide is aimed at helping decision makers identify and collect these types of data from the...Read more

Biology and Culture of Tilapias

Publication date:
January 1, 1982
U.S. Agency for International Development
The cultivation of tilapias, an African fish which is a major protein source in many developing countries, is hampered by lack of data on the fish's biology and inadequate cooperation between research biologists and fish culturists. This paper reports the proceedings of a conference held to...Read more

Omani-American Joint Commission for Economic and Technical Cooperation: Fisheries Development Project

Publication date:
December 21, 1981
U.S. Agency for International Development
The Fisheries Development Project is a joint undertaking of the Omani-American Joint Commission and Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries to address major constraints to the further development of fisheries by providing technical assistance and training to develop the institutional capacity of the...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Middle East and North Africa

Sociocultural Aspects of Fisheries Management

Publication date:
June 1, 1981
U.S. Agency for International Development
This paper covers the sociocultural aspects of fisheries management. Sociocultural impacts of fisheries management have become somewhat of an issue since the Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976 mandated that regulations must consider social as well as economic and biological impacts of...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
United States
North America

Evaluation of the Fisheries Sector in Oman

Publication date:
June 1, 1981
U.S. Agency for International Development
No reliable data exist on the size of Oman's fish catch -- estimates vary from 46,000 to 200,000 metric tons. This and other problems that the Omani Government (OG) must overcome to successfully promote fishing as a source of food and income for its citizens are the subject of this report...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Middle East and North Africa

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