This work presents results of the research project "Technology Transfer for Commercial Aquaculture Development in Veracruz, Mexico", conducted during 2001-2006 and whose overall aim was to achieve a better understanding of the different processes involved in technology transfer …
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This report addresses the problem: how to improve approaches to fish seed production in smallholder aquaculture systems of Northeast Thailand? The work was carried out as a component of the U.K. Government Department for International Development Aquaculture Research Programme f…
The potential for aquaculture to be integrated within a large-scale irrigation system taking a poverty-focused approach was investigated in the Mahaweli System H irrigation system of North Western Province, Sri Lanka. Using a livelihoods approach an initial situation appraisal i…
The potential for commercial tilapia aquaculture to be developed taking an economic-focused approach was investigated in Mexico. The research examined various issues related to production, marketing and the business environment of the industry. Findings revealed that farmed tila…
Seaweeds have been receiving increased interest from the fisheries and aquaculture industries in recent years, with red algae continuing to be one of the more important components of seaweed aquaculture representing 54% of the harvested biomass (around US 6.3 billion). These sea…
Aquatic food products are the fastest growing of the food-producing sectors, and an important food source for human consumption. The research described in this dissertation demonstrates the interactions of the Pacific white shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei (L. vannamei ) with two de…
This thesis focuses on the value and policy implications of traditional ecological knowledge of fishers for restoration and conservation of fish habitats in Bangladesh where ecosystems are highly altered. About one-third of Bangladesh consists of floodplains. Efforts to "control…
Sardines and anchovies are small pelagic fishes that support important commercial fisheries around the world. This project reviews the inverse cyclic behavior in the abundance of these two stocks, which is a striking feature in many regions. In addition, the project used qualita…
As the second largest producer in the world, shrimp aquaculture plays an important role in the Indonesian economy, particularly in the economies of rural coastal communities. Aggregate production statistics demonstrate that shrimp aquaculture production is increasing rapidly, an…
In many coastal communities, aquaculture is an important part of the local economy, though fish and shrimp farms may threaten habitats in these coastal systems. Aquaculture was introduced to the Setiu estuarine-lagoonal system (SEL) in Terengganu, Malaysia in the mid-1970s. As f…
Aquaculture is currently the world's fastest growing animal-producing sector. The Khorezm province in southwestern Uzbekistan has over 450 small lakes that could be developed for aquaculture, diversifying the local economy and providing rural communities with an additional sourc…
This work reports on one of the most extensive scientific collections of freshwater fishes yet made from Arabia. Fifteen species are recorded from the Peninsula. Five of these species are each represented by two subspecies. Skeletal studies are presented for the first time. Unus…
The emergence of a Bajo culture is inseparable from the Bajo's role in production and the social arrangements which have arisen from this. The tradition of artisanal fisheries has contributed to the impoverished state of many Bajo, and has shaped their relations with land-based …
This dissertation presents a development project with American aid workers, traditional fishers and the Roman Catholic Church in South India, using participatory action research. Several new fishing boats were collaboratively designed and built using modern epoxy construction me…
The role of brackishwater shrimp aquaculture as an export industry has risen rapidly in the last ten years as the Government of Indonesia (GOI) has become concerned about increasing export earnings from non-oil exports. Limited GOI investment funds, because of drastic reduction …
The feeding of plant proteins to fish results in generation of a high amount of phytate because fish cannot effectively digest it. The hydrolysis of phytate by microbes in the environment release P which can stimulate eutrophication. This study was conducted to express phytase g…
This dissertation investigates the tradeoffs between floodplain agriculture and fisheries production in the Brahmaputra river basin of Bangladesh, where both sectors are simultaneously affected by floodplain development policies. Our goal is to study the impact of development po…
This study developed a robust technique for the assessment of morphometric differences among overwintering northern fish populations. Arctic charr were sampled soon before the freeze-up and just after ice break-up at two subarctic Quebec lakes. A homogenous sample of 397 fish wa…
One of the major limitations of aquaculture has been the inefficient digestion of phytate-bound phosphorus in plant-based diets. The enzyme phytase has been found to degrade phytate into a form that can be utilized by non-ruminant animals. The goal of this research was to produc…