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

Aspects of Small-Scale Fisheries Development

Published: 
January 1, 1989
U.S. Agency for International Development
Small-scale fisheries development is a complex process. It involves consideration of everything from the availability of the resource to consumer acceptance of the product. The present volume reflects this complexity in that consideration is given to the areas of stock assessment, fisheries...Read more
Regional focus: 
Latin America and the Caribbean

Comparative Study of Postlarval Life - History Schedules in Four Sympatric Species of Cancer (Decapoda, Brachyura, Cancridae)

Published: 
December 1, 1988
U.S. Agency for International Development
The methods and ideas presented in this working paper are derived primarily from Garrison Bay which is a north temperate homologue to the Bay of Nicoya. Both bays are shallow, subjected to seasonal input of fresh water and extremely muddy. Whereas many of the shallow parts of the Bay of Nicoea are...Read more
Regional focus: 
Costa RicaLatin America and the Caribbean

Development of a Swimming Crab Fishery in Ecuador

Published: 
November 1, 1988
U.S. Agency for International Development
This paper looks at the development of a swimming crab fishery in Ecuador. Since the 1950's, lesser developed countries have made increasing efforts to examine their fishery resources. Fishery development activities have multifaceted objectives but basically one overall goal: to improve the...Read more
Regional focus: 
EcuadorLatin America and the Caribbean

Commercial Alternatives for Small-Scale Fisheries in Latin America

Published: 
November 1, 1988
U.S. Agency for International Development
The paper looks at commercial alternatives for small scale fisheries in Latin America. Small-scale fisherman and their organizations often need financial assistance to initiate new capital ventures in either the expansion of fresh fish marketing or the development of fishery products. Thus, it is...Read more
Regional focus: 
Latin America and the Caribbean

Psychocultural Adaptation and the Formation of Fishermen's Cooperatives in Ecuador

Published: 
June 1, 1988
U.S. Agency for International Development
This paper looks at the psychocultural adaptation and the formation of fishermen's cooperatives in Ecuador. In most fisheries departments and development agencies around the world mariculture and marine capture fisheries are often lumped together in "the fishery sector," and the...Read more
Regional focus: 
EcuadorLatin America and the Caribbean

Significance of Physiologically Structured Models for Fish Stock Dynamics

Published: 
April 1, 1988
U.S. Agency for International Development
The present working document contains the initial papers of a series whose ultimate purpose is to provide a realistic basis for a fresh appraisal of both the surplus production and the dynamic pool approaches to fishery yield analysis. The main idea is to tighten the conceptual framework of the...Read more
Regional focus: 
Costa RicaLatin America and the Caribbean

Inland Fisheries OPG

Published: 
March 12, 1988
U.S. Agency for International Development
PES of final internal evaluation of pilot project to expand inland fisheries production in the Dominican Republic. The evaluation covered the period 4/82-11/85 and was based on information from previous evaluations, site visits, and interviews with participating farmers. Overall, the project, an...Read more
Regional focus: 
Dominican RepublicLatin America and the Caribbean

Factors Influencing Success of Fishermen's Cooperatives in Ecuador

Published: 
March 1, 1988
U.S. Agency for International Development
This paper looks at factors influencing success of fishermen's cooperatives in Ecuador. The fishermen's cooperative is viewed by many as the ideal type of organization for use in improving the welfare of fishermen in development projects. Major development agencies such as the Food and...Read more
Regional focus: 
EcuadorLatin America and the Caribbean

Review of the Turks and Caicos Smithsonian Research Grant (No. 538-0140-6-00-7069-00) Project in Mariculture

Published: 
February 1, 1988
U.S. Agency for International Development
The U.S. Agency for International Development (AID) requested that the U.S. National Academy of Sciences/National Research Council (NAS/NRC), through the Board on Science and Technology for Research and Development (BOSTID),". ..conduct a peer review of aquacultural, maricultural and marine...Read more
Regional focus: 
Latin America and the Caribbean

The Use of Stationary Hydro acoustic Transducers to Study Diel and Tidal Influences on Fish Behavior

Published: 
October 1, 1987
U.S. Agency for International Development
Diel and tiday conditions are two important factors that influence fish behavior. Many fisheries, such as the Corvina fishery in the Gulf of Nicoya, Costa Rica, take advantage of these influences. This study applied stationary transducer arrays that allowed complete coverage of the water column...Read more
Regional focus: 
Costa RicaLatin America and the Caribbean

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