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

Consumption/Nutrition Impact Evaluation Component; Panama Managed Fish Production Project

Published: 
April 16, 1980
U.S. Agency for International Development
Analyzes the feasibility of measuring the consumption impact of a proposed project to develop and manage fish ponds in Panama. Interviews with villagers in three communities in the Veraguas region showed that: energy as well as protein is limited in the rural diet; protein intake is low in...Read more
Regional focus: 
PanamaLatin America and the Caribbean

Progress Report on Fisheries Development in Northeast Brazil

Published: 
February 1, 1980
U.S. Agency for International Development
This report summarizes the pertinent activities related to fishery and fish culture research and training within the DNOCS fishery organization during the period January 1, 1977 - December 31, 1978. Previous progress reports describe fisheries development in Northeast Brazil.Read more
Regional focus: 
BrazilLatin America and the Caribbean

Social Soundness Analysis: Managed Fish Production Project, Panama

Published: 
February 1, 1980
U.S. Agency for International Development
As of 1976 there were, in effect, no managed fishponds in Panama and certainly none whose principal purpose was to improve the well-being of nutritionally and economically disadvantaged populations. This paper provides an overview of a project designed to address those challenges and others in...Read more
Regional focus: 
PanamaLatin America and the Caribbean

Beliefs About Benefits of Fishermen's Cooperatives on the Pacific Coast of Costa Rica

Published: 
August 1, 1979
U.S. Agency for International Development
The purpose of this paper is to describe and analyze small scale fishermen's perceived benefits of belonging to a cooperative in several communities in the Gulf of Nicoya and the northwest region of Guanacaste, Costa Rica.Read more
Regional focus: 
Costa RicaLatin America and the Caribbean

Structure and Performance of Wholesale Marketing of Finfish in Costa Rica

Published: 
July 1, 1979
U.S. Agency for International Development
This study looks at structure and performance of wholesale marketing of finfish in Costa Rica. This paper is one in a series of studies on small scale fisheries development in less developed countries. The data for the study were obtained from field surveys of the Costa Rican small scale fishery by...Read more
Regional focus: 
Costa RicaLatin America and the Caribbean

Future Orientation Among the Small-Scale Fishermen of the Northwest Coast of Costa Rica

Published: 
July 1, 1979
U.S. Agency for International Development
This study looks at future orientation among the small-scale fishermen of the northwest coast of Costa Rica. An important component to be considered in any situation of proposed techno-economic change is the temporal perspective of the population involved. It is clear that participation in change...Read more
Regional focus: 
Costa RicaLatin America and the Caribbean

Ethnoicthyology of Small-Scale Fishermen of Puntarenas, Costa Rica I: Taxonomy

Published: 
June 1, 1979
U.S. Agency for International Development
Its obvious that it is necessary to understand a given system if one wishes to effect desired changes within it. If human beings compose one of the units within the system, and if their actions are necessary to effect the desired changes, then it is essential to understand their perceptions of...Read more
Regional focus: 
Costa RicaLatin America and the Caribbean

Evaluation/Inland Fisheries Program/June 1979, USAID/DR OPG No. 517-0123

Published: 
June 1, 1979
U.S. Agency for International Development
The purpose of this pilot project is to develop economically viable fishponds on small farms which produce a food crop (fish) through methods which the typical small farmer, agriculture association, and/or rural community can afford, and manage. The principal long range goal of the project is...Read more
Regional focus: 
Dominican RepublicLatin America and the Caribbean

Amendment to Project Grant Agreement Between the Republic of Peru and the United States of America for Fresh Water Fisheries Development in the Department of Ancash

Published: 
June 1, 1979
U.S. Agency for International Development
The introduction of the agreement specifies that it is executed in accordance with the general terms of the General Agreement for the technical cooperation between the Republic of Peru and the United States of America, signed January 25, 1951.Read more
Regional focus: 
PeruLatin America and the Caribbean

Inland Fisheries Development: Project Evaluation Summary

Published: 
April 9, 1979
U.S. Agency for International Development
SECOND ANNUAL PROJECT EVALUATION SUMMARY EVALUATES USAID-FUNDED INLAND FISHERIES DEVELOPMENT PROJ IN JAMAICA THROUGH NOV 1978. PROJ DESIGNED TO CREATE WITHIN JAMAICAN MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE (MOA) THE INSTITUTIONAL CAPABILITY TO SUPPORT A FRESH-WATER FISHERIES PROGRAM, CONTRIBUTING TO INCREASED IN-...Read more
Regional focus: 
JamaicaLatin America and the Caribbean

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