Fisheries and Aquaculture

WP63 Economics and market analysis of the live reef-fish trade in the Asia-Pacific region [5]
Proceedings of the second workshop 14-16 March 2006, Penang, Malaysia.

WP61 The seaweed industry in the Pacific Islands [7]
Pacific island governments and communities are constantly seeking to tap new and established international markets for their farm produce.

WP60 Economics and marketing of the live reef fish trade in Asia-Pacific [9]
The consumption of live reef fish is an important component of overall fish consumption in a number of Asian countries.

WP57 A Survey of Marine Trash Fish and Fish Meal as Aquaculture Feed Ingredients in Vietnam [10]
Aquaculture is an important industry in Vietnam but one of the main constraints on increasing production is the lack of cost-effective feeds and feeding strategies

WP54 Mud Crab Aquaculture in Australia and Southeast Asia [11]
Mud crab aquaculture has been practised for many years in Southeast Asia, based primarily on capture and fattening of juvenile crabs from the wild

TR56 Feeds and Feeding for Inland Aquaculture in Mekong Region Countries [13]
Aquaculture of freshwater species in the Mekong regions of Cambodia, Vietnam, Lao PDR and Thailand is an important source of protein and income for small-scale land owners

TR47 Coastal Shrimp Aquaculture in Thailand: Key Issues for research [15]
This report describes the results of a study that was carried out from 1994-1999, a period in which Thailand became the world's leading producer of farmed shrimp but also had to confront new shrimp diseases, trade issues and environmental concerns

TR24 Tuna Baitfish and the Pole-and-Line Industry in Kiribati [16]
OUT OF PRINT The pole-and-line fishery (a low-cost high-employment technique of tuna fishing(requires live baitfish to lure the tuna close to the boat

TR23 Allozyme Electrophoretic Methods for Analysing Genetic Variation in Giant Clams (Tridacnidae) [17]
The analysis of electrophorectically detectable protein variation has revolutionised population genetics and allowed the extent and structure of genetic variation in natural populations to be described

PR120 Spiny lobster ecology and exploitation in the South China Sea region [19]
Tropical spiny lobsters, and particularly the ornate lobster Panulirus ornatus, are a valuable resource for most countries bordering the South China Sea

PR098 Reservoir and Culture-Based Fisheries: Biology and Management [21]
Reservoirs are a major, and for several Asian countries an expanding, water resource which is very diverse both in terms of size and fisheries potential

PR090 Towards Sustainable Shrimp Culture in Thailand and the Region [22]
Shrimp farming expanded rapidly in Thailand and other countries in Asia in the early 1990s, but productivity plateaued and then went into decline

PR083 Inland Saline Aquaculture [23]
ACIAR cosponsored a workshop in Perth, Western Australia in August 1997

PR079 Trochus: Status, Hatchery Practice & Nutrition [24]
Trochus shell is highly sought after for buttons and costume jewellery

PR078 Mud Crab Aquaculture and Biology [25]
Until recently, mud crabs have only been reared from stock captured from the natural environment, in those countries where they are being farmed

PR059 Fish Drying in Indonesia [26]
These proceedings examine the issues behind Indonesia's dried fish industry and prospects for improving the quality of dried fish

PR052 Tuna Baitfish in Fiji and Solomon Islands [27]
These proceedings are the culmination of a workshop held in Fiji in August 1993, and provide a background to the tuna baitfish industry as well as canvassing management issues, baitfish biology and the current status of baitfishing in the Solomon Islands

PR047 The Biology and Mariculture of Giant Clams [28]
These proceedings are the result of research undertaken at giant clam hatcheries throughout the Pacific

PR030 Tuna Baitfish in the Indo-Pacific region [29]
These proceedings arise from a workshop held in Honiara, Solomon Islands in December 1989

PR020 Management of Wild and Cultured Sea Bass/Barramundi (Lares calcarifer) [30]
Lates calcarifer, known as sea bass or barramundi, occurs widely and ia prized eating fish in the Indo-Pacific region, but interest in detailed studies of its biology has only arisen recently

MN127 Postlarval fish capture and grow-out [32]
This manual describes a new method for Pacific islanders to catch valuable fish and crustaceans for the aquarium trade. It explains the stages involved in setting up a 'capture and grow-out' operation and will help readers decide if this business is right for them and their community.

MN125 Aquaculture in Papua New Guinea: status of freshwater fish farming [34]
This publication provides the reader with a comprehensive account of the history of aquaculture and fish stock enhancement programs in PNG.

MN124 Economically important sharks and rays Indonesia [36]
Obtaining reliable species composition and abundance data from catches is essential for effective fishery management.

MN120b [Vietnamese] Better-practice approaches for culture-based fisheries development in Asia [38]
The Vietnamese translation of MN120, a manual on integrating community based fisheries into rural development plans.

MN120a [Lao] Better-practice approaches for culture-based fisheries development in Asia [40]
The Lao translation of MN120, a manual on integrating community based fisheries into rural development plans.

MN120 Better-practice approaches for culture-based fisheries development in Asia [42]
Culture based fisheries are an effective way of increasing supplies of fish in rural areas.

MN110 Advances in Grouper Aquaculture [44]
Aquaculture of high-value finfish species, such as groupers, is an industry of increasing importance throughout the Asia-Pacific

MN094 Survey Toolbox for Aquatic Animal Diseases: A Practical Manual and Software Package [45]
The tools presented in this book will be valuable for anybody who needs to collect reliable information about aquatic diseases or production

MN035 A Survey of the Subsistence and Artisanal Fisheries in Rural Areas of Viti Levu, Fiji [47]
ACIAR funded this survey in 1993 and 1994 to gather as much information as possible about the subsistence fishery in Fiji

MN029 Stock Assessment of Coconut Crabs [48]
Coconut crabs are a resource unique to the island communities of the tropical Indo-Pacific region