Pond Dynamics/Aquaculture

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Chemical and physical properties of shrimp pond bottom soils in Ecuador

Abstract: Chemical and physical analyses were conducted on bottom soil samples from 74 brackishwater ponds representing 40 shrimp farms in Ecuador. Most ponds had soils with […]

  • Date of Publication: 2000
  • Author(s): Stanislaus Sonnenholzner; Claude E. Boyd
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article

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Vertical gradients of organic matter concentration and respiration rate in pond bottom soils

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  • Date of Publication: 2000
  • Author(s): Stanislaus Sonnenholzner; Claude E. Boyd
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article

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Criteria for selecting Nile tilapia and red tilapia for culture

Abstract: Tilapia farmers often have problems deciding if Nile tilapia or red tilapia is the proper choice for culture. Nile tilapia is the most widely farmed […]

  • Date of Publication: 2000
  • Author(s): Leonard L. Lovshin
  • Type of Document: Conference Proceeding or Document

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Timing of the onset of supplemental feeding of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) in ponds

Abstract: An on-farm trial was conducted in seven (7) farms in Nueva Ecija, Philippines, to investigate the effect of two onsets of feeding on the growth, […]

  • Date of Publication: 2000
  • Author(s): Christopher L. Brown; Remedios B. Bolivar; Eddieboy T. Jimenez; James Szyper
  • Type of Document: Conference Proceeding or Document

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Concurrent design of hillside ponds for tilapia production

Abstract: Farming on hillsides in Latin America has resulted in progressive deterioration of natural resources due to a combination of overgrazing, poor farming practices, deforestation, and […]

  • Date of Publication: 2000
  • Author(s): Brahm Verma; E.W. Tollner; Jay Renew; Tom Popma; J.L. Molnar; Daniel Meyer
  • Type of Document: Conference Proceeding or Document

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Evaluation of tilapia culture by resource limited farmers in Panama and Guatemala

Abstract: Mixed-sex and male Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus, were cultured in family and communally managed fish ponds in Guatemala and Panama in the 1980s. Fish were […]

  • Date of Publication: 2000
  • Author(s): Leonard L. Lovshin
  • Type of Document: Conference Proceeding or Document

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Sex Reversal of Tilapia

Abstract: Early maturation and frequent spawning are management challenges when working with tilapia. Male tilapia are preferred for culture because of their faster growth. Of the […]

  • Date of Publication: 2000
  • Author(s): Ronald P. Phelps; Thomas J. Popma
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article

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Semi-Intensive Pond Aquaculture

Abstract: Semi-intensive production of tilapia in ponds using fertilizers and supplementary feeds is a means to produce low-cost fish which contributes to national food security in […]

  • Date of Publication: 2000
  • Author(s): P. Edwards; C. K. Lin; A. Yakupitiyage
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article

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Partial nutrient budgets for semi-intensive shrimp farms in Honduras

Abstract: Shrimp farms in Latin America typically have relatively low stocking rates and are managed without aeration. Nutrient budgets for these farms have not been well […]

  • Date of Publication: 2000
  • Author(s): David R. Teichert-Coddington; Delia Martinez; Eneida Rami?rez
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article

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Masculinization of Nile tilapia with steroids: Alternate treatments and environmental effects

Abstract: Steroid-treated food is widely used to masculinize tilapia. We have previously shown that short-term immersion in steroids can also masculinize Nile tilapia. In the following […]

  • Date of Publication: 2000
  • Author(s): W.M. Contreras-Sanchez; M.S. Fitzpatrick; R.H. Milston; C.B. Schreck
  • Type of Document: Conference Proceeding or Document

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