[From 1st October 1981 the UK White Fish Authority was reconstituted as the Sea Fish Industry Authority.] In November 1980 the UK White Fish Authority (WFA) visited China. Their report is on fisheries, processing plants, fish farms and aquaculture research institutes. There were 4 distinct areas,...

The CGIAR Research Program on Fish Agri-Food Systems (FISH) is a new CRP that builds on earlier CRPs for Livestock and Fish (L&F) and Aquatic Agricultural Systems (AAS) as well as prior research by WorldFish and the managing partners. Key outcomes from the two flagships of Sustainable Aquaculture...

This edition of the FAO fishery and aquaculture statistics yearbook is a trilingual booklet that contains a brief overview on major trends and key information on the main categories covered. Global fleet statistics are incorporated in the yearbook for the first time since publication of the...

This report discusses the status of shrimp culture; the status of mollusc culture, processing and marketing; the status of seaweed culture, processing and marketing; marketing constraints and price trends of aquaculture products; aquaculture development in the South Pacific sub-region; progress in...

A study on the prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii and Penaeus japonicus) and shrimp (Pandalus hypsinotus) was conducted to develop a technique of determining their ovarian maturity based on the yolk protein compositions. A full-length cDNA encoding vitellogenin (Vg) was cloned and its complete amino...

This Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) yearbook of Fishery and Aquatic Statistics is a compilation of data on capture production, aquaculture production and commodities and notes on food balance sheets and fish consumption for 2007. It also includes a brief overview of major trends and issues ...

The work of the International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management during 1996 is described. The subjects covered include studies of genetic diversity of tilapia species, development of techniques for the culture of giant clams, breeding programmes for farmed tilapia, the use of fish in...

A collaborative research on the development of prawn culture (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) was initiated in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam. The green water and recirculating water models of seed production were initially compared. Densities of 60-120 larvae/litre were recommended for both models. It was ...

This report presents an overview of the agrifood, fishery and aquaculture sectors of New Brunswick, Canada, and presents sectoral highlights on production, exports, and employment, among others, for the year 2003.

The publication contains lists of notifiable diseases reported in 1987, data on veterinary treatments of animal diseases and data on public meat inspection for the same year. There are also tables showing the activities of the State Veterinary Laboratories. The annual report of the civil veterinary ...