Aquaculture technical reports
Publications
Improving the contribution of culture-based fisheries and fishery enhancements in inland waters to blue growth
2015
Enhancement to improve the performance of inland capture fisheries beyond a level sustainable by natural processes may entail stocking with seed originating from aquaculture installations or the wild, or from modification of the fishery habitat. In Asia, the most typical form of stocking are culture-based fisheries which use seed from aquaculture hatcheries. Its primary objective is to increase fish yields as a means to increase food and income for fishers. Despite technical and methodological...
Responsible stocking and enhancement of inland waters in Asia
2015
Stocking through formal stocking programmes is generally recognized as an important tool to compensate for losses in fish productivity and fish species diversity. If the conditions are conducive and the enhancement measures well-designed, such programmes are effective in increasing fisheries yields for food or income. In practice, many enhancements have proved to be ineffective and some have caused demonstrable ecological damage. A major weakness of many stocking programmes in Asia is their failure to...
Proceedings of the Regional Consultation on Sustainable Intensification of Aquaculture in Asia and the Pacific
2014
Miao W., Wilkinson S., Ellis W. (eds.) (2014) Proceedings of the Regional Consultation on Sustainable Intensification of Aquaculture in Asia and the Pacific. FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, Bangkok, Thailand. RAP Publication 2014/20, 76 pp. Fish has now become an important source of diet protein for the world’s population. The world’s per capita food fish supply reached 19.2 kg in 2012, which provides about 17 percent of the animal protein in people’s...