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

Title XII Project to Assist in the Development of In-Country Production of Brine Shrimp (Artemia) for Use as Food for Aquaculture Organisms in Indonesia

Published: 
August 6, 1984
U.S. Agency for International Development
The Government of Indonesia (GOI) is planning to build 266 hatcheries in order to alleviate a shortage of brine shrimp (Artemia) cysts which is drastically limiting hatchery production of post-larval shrimp. The potential for USAID/I assistance to this project is evaluated in this consultant'...Read more
Regional focus: 
IndonesiaEast Asia and Pacific

Technical Assistance to Barbados Aid Mission "Development of RFP for Marine Resources Assessment in the Eastern Caribbean"

Published: 
July 1, 1984
U.S. Agency for International Development
The objective of the work in this report was to provide a multi-disciplinary assessment of the potential for small-scale fishery/mariculture development in the eastern Caribbean and to recommend appropriate development strategies.Read more
Regional focus: 
Latin America and the Caribbean

Progress Report of Activities, USAID/Asia 492-1726: a Program to Promote Appropriate Education, Small Business Development, Rural Development, Peace Corps Fisheries, and Women in Development Activities in Papua, New Guinea

Published: 
June 30, 1984
U.S. Agency for International Development
Under this grant FSP provided financial assistance mainly to one project under the SPATF organization, the Hanuatek Small Industries Centre.Read more
Regional focus: 
East Asia and Pacific

Overfished Stocks, Undernourished People, and Underbenefited Coastal States of Western Africa: Opportunities for Marine Fisheries Management and Development

Published: 
June 20, 1984
U.S. Agency for International Development
Due to full or overexploitation, fish stocks in most West African fisheries are at risk and fishing must be reduced immediately. So concludes this report, which documents and analyzes fish stocks and the fishing industry in West Africa; examines and evaluates relevant governmental and multinational...Read more
Regional focus: 
MoroccoMiddle East and North Africa

Working Bibliography on East African Fisheries

Published: 
June 1, 1984
U.S. Agency for International Development
Defining East Africa broadly to include both the nations which bound the Great Lakes and the island nations in the Indian Ocean, this bibliography cites almost 600 sources of information on diverse aspects of the various types of fisheries found in the region. Contents are divided into two main...Read more
Regional focus: 
Congo, Dem. Rep.Sub-Saharan Africa

Lessons from Fisheries Development in West Africa: Purse Seine/Trawler Construction, Ghana

Published: 
June 1, 1984
U.S. Agency for International Development
This publication is one of five working papers that evaluates fisheries development projects in West Africa. This particular paper evaluates the purse seine/trawler construction project in Ghana, and compares the financial data obtained from the operations of the 10 vessels that were constructed by...Read more
Regional focus: 
GhanaSub-Saharan Africa

Lessons from Fisheries Development in West Africa: Oyster Culture Project, Sierra Leone

Published: 
June 1, 1984
U.S. Agency for International Development
This publication is one of five working papers that evaluates fisheries development projects in West Africa. This particular paper covers an oyster culture project in Sierra Leona, and discusses the possible factors that led to the non-implementation of the extension phase of the project.Read more
Regional focus: 
Sierra LeoneSub-Saharan Africa

Strengthening of South East Asian Aquaculture Institutions

Published: 
June 1, 1984
U.S. Agency for International Development
Progress report detailing progress such as the revision of a workshop document, initiative of experimental work, improvement of computer models and development of a model for walking catfish, and site review in Bangkok.Read more
Regional focus: 
East Asia and Pacific

Socioeconomic Aspects of the Fisheries of Oman

Published: 
June 1, 1984
U.S. Agency for International Development
This report is the realization of four objectives: (1) the analysis of sociocultural survey data collected in 1979; (2) the updating of this analysis with observations made in Oman in 1984; (3) the utilization of the information generated to make sociocultural and economic recommendations...Read more
Regional focus: 
Middle East and North Africa

Estimated Trade and Consumption of Fish and Fishery Products in the CECAF Area

Published: 
March 1, 1984
U.S. Agency for International Development
With a view of assessing how far the new regime of the sea may have already influenced the fisheries sector, this paper analyzes the situation at the beginning of the 1980s concerning the role of domestic production and trade in fish consumption in the region.Read more
Regional focus: 
SenegalSub-Saharan Africa

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