Success Story: Mali Strengthens Its Aquaculture and Fisheries Sectors
In December 2011, the AquaFish CRSP completed a three-year project that successfully trained Malian stakeholders in improved production technologies and management practices for aquaculture and freshwater […]
- Date of Publication: 1/1/2011
- Author(s): AquaFish CRSP
- Type of Document: Impact/Success Story
- Region: Global
- Topic: Capacity Building, Productivity
CRSP: AquaFish Phase I
Database: Publication
Development of digestive enzymes in larvae of Mayan cichlid Cichlasoma urophthalmus
Abstract: The development of digestive enzymes during the early ontogeny of the Mayan cichlid (Cichlasoma urophthalmus) was studied using biochemical and electrophoretic techniques. From yolk absorption […]
- Date of Publication: 2011
- Author(s): G. Lopez-Ram??rez; C. A. Cuenca-Soria; C. A. Alvarez-Gonzalez; D. Tovar-Ram??rez; J. L. Ortiz-Galindo; N. Perales-Garc??a; G. Marquez-Couturier; L. Arias-Rodr??guez; J. R. Indy; W. M. Contreras-Sanchez; E. Gisbert F. J. Moyano
- Type of Document: Scholarly Article
- Region: Global
- Topic: Food Security, Productivity
CRSP: AquaFish Phase I
Database: Publication
Effects of Microcystis aeruginosa on life history of water flea Daphnia magna
Abstract: Cyanobacterial blooms in eutrophic freshwater systems are a worldwide problem, creating adverse effects for many aquatic organisms by producing toxic microcystins and deteriorating water quality. […]
- Date of Publication: 2011
- Author(s): Liu Liping; Li Kang; Chen Taoying; Dai Xilin; Jiang Min; James S. Diana
- Type of Document: Scholarly Article
- Region: Global
- Topic: Food Security, Productivity
CRSP: AquaFish Phase I
Database: Publication
Physiological and Biochemical Responses of Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) Exposed to Aqueous Extracts of Neem (Azadirachta indica)
Abstract: In this study, the physiological and biochemical response of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) after 96 and 24 h exposure to aqueous extracts of neem (Azadirachta […]
- Date of Publication: 2011
- Author(s): Elijah Oyoo-Okoth; Charles C. Ngugi; Victoria Chepkirui-Boit
- Type of Document: Scholarly Article
- Region: Global
- Topic: Food Security, Productivity
CRSP: AquaFish Phase I
Database: Publication
Life Cycle Assessment of Chinese Shrimp Farming Systems Targeted for Export and Domestic Sales
Abstract: We conducted surveys of six hatcheries and 18 farms for data inputs to complete a cradleto- farm-gate life cycle assessment (LCA) to evaluate the environmental […]
- Date of Publication: 2011
- Author(s): Ling Cao; James S. Diana; Gregory A. Keoleian; Qiuming Lai
- Type of Document: Scholarly Article
- Region: Global
- Topic: Food Security, Productivity
CRSP: AquaFish Phase I
Database: Publication
Polyculture of Sahar (Tor putitora) with mixed-sex Nile tilapia
Abstract: Sahar (Tor putitora) is an economically important indigenous fish in Nepal, with major efforts to conserve and propagate the species. It is a predator and […]
- Date of Publication: 2011
- Author(s): M.K. Shresthaa; R.L. Sharmaa; K. Ghartia; J.S. Diana
- Type of Document: Scholarly Article
- Region: Global
- Topic: Food Security, Productivity
CRSP: AquaFish Phase I
Database: Publication
The Dangers of Microcystins in Aquatic Systems and Progress of Research into Their Detection and Elimination
Abstract: Microcystins (MC) are secondary metabolites of toxic cyanobacteria. The algae and metabolites often combine to cause strong discoloration of the water, accumulation at the surface […]
- Date of Publication: 2011
- Author(s): Liping Liu; Kang Li; Yaling Yue; Jun Yan; Yi Yang; James S. Diana
- Type of Document: Scholarly Article
- Region: Global
- Topic: Health and Nutrition
CRSP: AquaFish Phase I
Database: Publication
Differential effects of cortisol and 11-deoxycorticosterone on ion transport protein mRNA levels in gills of two euryhaline teleosts, Mozambique tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus) and striped bass (Morone saxatilis)
Abstract: The role of cortisol as the only corticosteroid in fish osmoregulation has recently been challenged with the discovery of a mineralocorticoid-like hormone, 11-deoxycorticosterone (DOC), and […]
- Date of Publication: 2011
- Author(s): Pia Kiilerich; Christian K Tipsmark; Russell J Borski; Steffen S Madsen
- Type of Document: Scholarly Article
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Food Security, Productivity
CRSP: AquaFish Phase I
Database: Publication
Anatomical and histological characteristics of the intestine of the Topmouth Culter (Culter alburnus)
Abstract: Topmouth culter (Cuiter alburnus), a freshwater carnivorous fish of the Cyprinidae, is one of the most popular fish species in aquatic market in China. The […]
- Date of Publication: 2011
- Author(s): X. J. Cao; W. M. Wang; F. Song
- Type of Document: Scholarly Article
- Region: Asia
- Topic: Food Security, Productivity
CRSP: AquaFish Phase I
Database: Publication
Profitability analysis of small scale aquaculture enterprises in Central Uganda
Abstract: The study had three overriding objectives. Firstly, to assess the profitability of small-scale aquaculture production enterprises in central Uganda; secondly, to ascertain the factors affecting […]
- Date of Publication: 2011
- Author(s): Theodora S. Hyuha; James O. Bukenya; Julius Twinamasiko; Joseph Molnar
- Type of Document: Scholarly Article
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Food Security, Productivity
CRSP: AquaFish Phase I
Database: Publication
