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Bartley, D.M., and Casal, Christine V., 1998

Impacts of introductions on the conservation and sustainable use of aquatic biodiversity. Fao Aquaculture Newsletter. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Rome, Italy.
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Garibaldi, L. and Bartley, D.M., 1998

The Database on Introductions of Aquatic Species (DIAS): the Web site. Fao Aquaculture Newsletter. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Rome, Italy.
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FAO, 2004

Introduced species in Fisheries. Responsible use and control.
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Bartley, D.M., R.C. Bhujel, S. Funge-Smith, P.G. Olin, M. J. Phillips (eds and comps), 2005.

International mechanisms for the control and responsible use of alien species in aquatic ecosystems.
FAO Non Serial Publication. Rome, FAO. 2005. 195 pp.

Abstract and Report of the meeting.

FAO mechanisms for the control and responsible use of alien species in fisheries

Mechanisms of the Convention on Biological Diversity for the control and responsible use of alien species in fisheries

Summary overview of health management and alien species in aquatic ecosystems

Overview of selected international agreements related to alien species in aquatic ecosystems

Information sources on alien aquatic species

Present status of alien species in aquaculture and aquatic ecosystem in Cambodia

Introduction and management of alien aquatic species in China

Alien aquatic species in Myanmar

Aquatic alien species in Thailand (Part 1): Biodiversity

Aquatic alien species in Thailand (Part 2): aquatic animal diseases

Viet Nam national report on alien species

Aquaculture in the Mekong basin: alien or indigenous species?

Codes of practice for the introduction and transfer of marine and freshwater organisms

The introduction of Penaeus vannamei and P. stylirostris into the Asia-Pacific region

Role of exotic species in aquaculture: problems and prospects in Indochina

Annex



De Silva, S.S; Subasinghe, R.P.; Bartley, D.M.; Lowther, A., 2004

Tilapias as alien aquatics in Asia and the Pacific: a review.
FAO Fisheries Technical Paper. No. 453. Rome, FAO. 2004. 65p.


Abstract and Contents of the report

Introduction

The introduction and distribution of tilapias in Asia and the Pacific

Capture fisheries of tilapia

Aquaculture of tilapias

Conclusion

References



Related links

FishCode Programme

http://www.fao.org/fi/fishcode.htm


FAO Database on Introductions of Aquatic Species (DIAS)

http://www.fao.org/figis/servlet/static?dom=root&xml=introsp/introsp_search.xml


 
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