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

Shrimp Mariculture Development in Ecuador: Resource Policy Issues

Published: 
November 1, 1992
U.S. Agency for International Development
During the past 15 years, Ecuador has become the Western Hemisphere's leading producer and exporter of shrimp. Growth has come about largely through mariculture development. About 8,000 MT of shrimp have been captured off the Ecuadorian coast each year since the late 1970s. Meanwhile, pond...Read more
Regional focus: 
EcuadorLatin America and the Caribbean

Role of a Silage-Microbe Mat in Conjunction With The Detrital Trophic Level As a Complete Natural Fish Feeds System for Tilapia Aquaculture in The Dominican Republic

Published: 
June 1, 1992
U.S. Agency for International Development
Tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus, feeding on a microbial matecosystem dominated by the cyanobacteriim, Oscillatoria, grew faster than control tilapia fed at 3% of their body weight per day. This has been shown in previous experiments where ensiled grass stimulated a bacterial and cyanobacterial (blue...Read more
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Dominican RepublicLatin America and the Caribbean

Contribuciones Para El Estudio De La Pesca Artesanal En America Latina: Proceedings of The Mini-Symposium on Small-Scale Fisheries of The 46Th International Congress of Americanists, 4-8 Jul 1988

Published: 
January 1, 1992
U.S. Agency for International Development
An analysis of small-scale fisheries within the evolution of fisheries sector of Latin America is conducted with emphasis on the relative stagnating conditions of the former. a discussion of the characteristics of the artisanal fisheries sector determining its structural duality, heterogeneity and...Read more
Regional focus: 
Latin America and the Caribbean

Aguadulce, Panama: Cycle II of The Global Experiment

Published: 
June 1, 1991
U.S. Agency for International Development
This report covers the dry and wet season studies of Cycle I of the CRSP Global Experiment, which were conducted during 1985 in Gualaca. The purpose of the studies was to establish a baseline of physical, chemical, biological, and hydrologicalcharacteristics for a set of ponds being fertilized...Read more
Regional focus: 
PanamaLatin America and the Caribbean

Ecological and Economic Impacts of Shrimp Trawling in Belize

Published: 
April 1, 1991
U.S. Agency for International Development
Commercial trawling for shrimp began in Belize in 1985 and has continued to the present. Development of the industry has progressed without knowledge of the magnitude of the bycatch and possible ecological and economic impacts.RDA International in 1990, was contracted by USAID-Belize to identify...Read more
Regional focus: 
BelizeLatin America and the Caribbean

Gualaca, Panama: Cycle I of The Global Experiment

Published: 
April 1, 1991
U.S. Agency for International Development
This report covers the dry and wet season studies of Cycle I of the CRSP Global Experiment, which were conducted during 1985 in Gualaca. The purpose of the studies was to establish a baseline of physical, chemical, biological, and hydrologicalcharacteristics for a set of ponds being fertilized...Read more
Regional focus: 
PanamaLatin America and the Caribbean

Project Assistance Completition [I.E. Completion] Report: Inland Fisheries II, OPG 517-0162

Published: 
March 1, 1991
U.S. Agency for International Development
PACR of a project (1982-1985) to promote freshwater fish production in the Dominican Republic by expanding hatchery facilities, developing baseline data, and improving interagency coordination. The project succeeded in expanding existing hatchery facilities and partially achieved the other two...Read more
Regional focus: 
Dominican RepublicLatin America and the Caribbean

AID grant no. 598-0616-G-00-0047-00 to the Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey -- Campus Guaymas for training and technical assistance to promote the adoption of turtle excluder devices (TEDs) by the Mexican shrimp trawler fleet

Published: 
September 21, 1990
U.S. Agency for International Development
Grant is provided under the regional Intercountry Technology Transfer project to Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Guaymas campus, to promote the wide- scale adoption of turtle excluder devices (TED's) throughout the Mexican shrimp fishing industry. Without the TED...Read more
Regional focus: 
Latin America and the Caribbean

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

Published: 
April 27, 1990
U.S. Agency for International Development
The objective of this research was to quantify the physical, chemical, and biological characteristics of experimental ponds, stocked with Oreochromis niloticus and fertilized only with phosphorus, during the dry and rainy seasons (CRSP First Work Plan, undated). Fish yields after 150 days were...Read more
Regional focus: 
HondurasLatin America and the Caribbean

Pond Dynamics/Aquaculture Collaborative Research Data Reports -- Volume Seven, Number Two, Gualaca, Panama: Cycle III of the CRSP Global Experiment

Published: 
April 20, 1990
U.S. Agency for International Development
During Cycle Ill, the effects of increased nutrient inputs on the chemical, physical and biological variables that had been studied during Cycle were recorded. The objectives of Cycle III were to establish the optimum application rates of chicken litter for tilapia production in Panama, to measure...Read more
Regional focus: 
PanamaLatin America and the Caribbean

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