Productivity

The effects of fertilization and water management on growth and production of Nile tilapia in deep ponds during the dry season

Abstract: Fertilization guidelines developed for shallow ponds (1 m) with controlled depths were tested in deeper (2.5 m) ponds to determine effectiveness of these guidelines for […]

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  • Author(s): James S. Diana; C. Kwei Lin
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article

Shrimp Farming in Southern Honduras A Case for Sustainable Production

Abstract: Commercial shrimp farming in southern Honduras began in 1972 with the establishment of Sea Farms of Honduras near Punta Raton on the Gulf of Fonseca. […]

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  • Author(s): David Teichert-Coddington
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article

Development of decision support tools for aquaculture: The POND experience

Abstract: Decision support systems (DSS) are potentially valuable tools for assessing the economic objects or entities (e.g. multiple ponds and fish lots), their management settings together […]

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  • Author(s): John Bolte; Shree Nath; Doug Ernst
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article

AquaFarm: Simulation and decision support for aquaculture facility design and management planning

Abstract: Development and application of a software product for aquaculture facility design and facilities are simulated, resource requirements and enterprise budgets compiled, and operation and management […]

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  • Author(s): Douglas H. Ernst; John P. Bolte; Shree S. Nath
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article

Response to selection for body weight of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) in different culture environments

Abstract: Within-family selection was practiced in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) for 12 generations to increase body weight at 16 weeks of age. Response to selection was […]

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  • Author(s): Remedios B. Boliva; Gary F. Newkirk
  • Type of Document: Conference Proceeding or Document

Analyses of various inputs for pond culture of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus): Profitability and potential environmental impacts

Abstract: This paper presents profitability analyses and potential environmental impacts for Nile tilapia culture in ponds with a series progressive inputs. The sequential experimental stages to […]

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  • Author(s): Yang Yi; C. Kwei Lin
  • Type of Document: Conference Proceeding or Document

Microbiological hazards of tilapia culture systems

Abstract: Fecal coliform levels were measured in seven freshwater fish culture systems to assess potential microbiological hazards. Over a two month period, fecal coliform concentrations in […]

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  • Author(s): Casey McKeon; Edward Glenn; Charles P. Gerba; Kevin Fitzsimmons
  • Type of Document: Conference Proceeding or Document

Bio-energetic modeling of growth and waste production of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus L.) in recirculation systems

Abstract: A bio-energetic fish growth simulation (FGS) model was developed for Clarias gariepinus and subsequently adjusted for the culture of Oreochromis niloticus, Oncorhynchus mykiss and Colossoma […]

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  • Author(s): M.C.J. Verdegem; A.A. van Dam; A.A. Cabarcas-Nunez; L. Oprea
  • Type of Document: Conference Proceeding or Document

A pilot study on the spatial and temporal soil moisture distribution in integrated crop-fishwetland and crop-wetland agroecosystems in Zomba-East, Malawi

Abstract: Integration of aquaculture into existing agricultural systems has been reported to improve productivity and ecological sustainability through better water management, improved soil fertility arising from […]

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  • Author(s): Daniel Jamu
  • Type of Document: Conference Proceeding or Document

Nonparametric Estimation of Returns to Investment in Honduras Shrimp Research

Abstract: Economic returns to the investment in shrimp research in Honduras by Auburn University researchers, as a part of the Pond Dynamics/Aquaculture Collaborative Research Support Program […]

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  • Author(s): Siddhartha Dasgupta and Carole R. Engle
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article