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
Cold Water Aquaculture in Ecuador
U.S. Agency for International Development
In his report on Aquaculture Development in Ecuador (Aug 1981), Dr. Ronald P. Phelps of Auburn University states that there is a wide variety of aquaculture potentials in Ecuador based on the diversity of geographical and natural resources. He correctly cites an increasing per capita consumption...Read more
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EcuadorLatin America and the CaribbeanProgress Report on Fisheries Development in El Salvador
U.S. Agency for International Development
A progress report on fisheries development in El Salvador. In February 1971, at the request of USAID Mission El Salvador, Dr. Donovan D. Moss of the International Center for Aquaculture at Auburn University, conducted a survey of the inland fisheries of El Salvador. He was assisted by personnel of...Read more
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El SalvadorLatin America and the CaribbeanPart II: Small Scale Fisheries Development
U.S. Agency for International Development
Evaluates six subprojects (SP's) constituting a project to promote small-scale fisheries in Indonesia. PES covers the period 1980-6/83 and is based on document review, site visits, and interviews with Directorate General of Fisheries (DGF), USAID/I, and consultant personnel. The project is...Read more
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IndonesiaEast Asia and PacificEmpirical Approach to Multispecies Stock Assessment
U.S. Agency for International Development
This study presents an empirical approach to multispecies stock assessment. A method for the analysis of observed changes in catch rates by similar species or groups from southeast Asia and the northwest Atlantic region is developed and described. The aggregated time series of catches per standard...Read more
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South East AsiaPitfalls in Third World Aquaculture Development
U.S. Agency for International Development
Aquaculture has been suggested as a partial solution to world food problems. Development projects in the Third World have been supported by international, national, and private agencies interested in improving the quality and quantity of food throughout the world. Some of these projects have failed...Read more
Aqua Sanitation: Alternative Urban Sanitation in Indonesia
U.S. Agency for International Development
The purpose of this paper is to introduce the special case of wastewater-fed duckweed aquaculture, or "aquasanitation", as a new alternative to urban and periurban water supply and sanitation in developing countries. Read more
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IndonesiaEast Asia and PacificProject Assistance Completion Report: Small-scale Fisheries Development Project, 497-0286
U.S. Agency for International Development
Final Mission report on a project (1980-9/86) to increase food fish production in small fisheries in Indonesia. The project's accomplishments were satisfactory, although its influence at the national level cannot easily be measured. While several of the 6 subprojects (SP's) operated at...Read more
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IndonesiaEast Asia and PacificProject Assistance Completion Report: Fish Production System Development Project (FPSDP)
U.S. Agency for International Development
PACR of a project (1979-1985) to assist the Government of Jamaica (GOJ) in expanding the freshwater fish industry by providing TA and training to extension agents and farmers in the production of tilapia. A TA team from Auburn University was successful in transferring scientific aquaculture...Read more
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JamaicaLatin America and the CaribbeanMalawi Fisheries: an Assessment and Overview
U.S. Agency for International Development
About seventy percent of Malawi's animal protein is produced by fishes captured in the natural waters of Malawi, Between 4-41 million Malawian's consume fish. The overall catch has declined since 1976 at an average rate of approximately 4% per annum (40% drop overall in six years). This...Read more
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MalawiSub-Saharan AfricaInland Fisheries in Developing Countries: an Opportunity for a Farming Systems Approach to Research and Management
U.S. Agency for International Development
The farming systems research and extension (FSR/E) methodology is appropriate for identifying management strategies for artisanal fisheries in riverine systems, according to this paper. The paper first stresses the importance of inland fisheries as a source of food and income in the developing...Read more
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