Husbandry

Anyone dining out in many countries and certainly England would expect to find prawn cocktail as a starter on the menu, although in fact the crustacean they are eating may well be shrimp. Most diners will not give much thought as to the origin of the crustacea…

In this era, the world is facing increasing demands for food supply, and has a need for higher quality food resources, in which aquatic products form an important component. After significant population growth in the last decades, the world's capture fisheries…

This research focuses on the gher farming systems in southwest Bangladesh and which systems are more beneficial economically, through yielding rice or prawn or, in combination, write Shamim Parvez, The WorldFish Center, M. Salekuzzaman, Khulna University, M. E…

The Consultative Group of International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) has engaged in development research to address the challenges that population growth, environmental degradation and climate change are having on aquatic agricultural systems.

Aquaculture or fish farming means the artificial breeding and raising of aquatic creatures. They include fish as well as crustaceans and shellfish, which are raised and stocked under controlled conditions by using techniques and technologies offering an increa…

This is the first of a series of three articles that focuses on biosecurity in aquaculture. Far from pretending to be guidelines, the aim of this article is to provide baseline information for the aquaculture community regarding the importance and complexity o…

This ATTRA publication examines the use of solar photovoltaic (PV) technology in aquaculture and outlines key questions to keep in mind if you are considering solar arrays for a closed aquaculture system. It also includes an example of a fish farm currently us…

This research report contains a brief look at the current status of catfish feeds and is primarily intended for catfish producers and feed formulators and manufacturers, write Edwin H. Robinson and Menghe H. Li, Delta Research and Extension Center in Stonevill…

Research by A. M. Abdelhamid and Ahmed Ismail Mehrim, Al-Mansoura University and I.A.Radwan and A.F.Abdelhamid, Al-Hamoul Fish Hatchery looks at the possibility of reducing cannibalism among newly hatched catfish (Clarias gariepinus) fry by grading.