Fishes -- genetics

Carp aquaculture in South Asia suffers severely from a lack of genetic management, which has eroded the genetic quality of both captive and wild populations. Use of molecular markers, especially microsatellites, has revolutionized genetic management of hatchery stocks through it…

Intensive aquaculture of Atlantic cod is fast developing in both Northern Europe and Canada. The last six years have seen major improvements in the larval rearing protocols and husbandry techniques for this species. Although breeding programmes are currently being developed by b…

The tilapias are a group of African and Middle Eastern cichlid fish that are widely cultured in developed and developing countries. With many different species and sub-species, and extensive use of interspecies hybrids, identification of tilapia species is of importance in aquac…