Fisheries and Aquaculture

Proceedings of the second workshop 14-16 March 2006, Penang, Malaysia.

Pacific island governments and communities are constantly seeking to tap new and established international markets for their farm produce.

The consumption of live reef fish is an important component of overall fish consumption in a number of Asian countries.

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

Mud crab aquaculture has been practised for many years in Southeast Asia, based primarily on capture and fattening of juvenile crabs from the wild

The tuna fisheries in the western and central Pacific Ocean comprises a variety of fishing activities, the most important of which are the industrial-scale purse seine, longline and pole-and-line fisheries. The analysis reported in this publication focuses on characterising the target and non-target catch of the purse seine fishery in the PNG exclusive economic zone.

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

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

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

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

This publication, in the ACIAR Proceedings series, is a compilation of papers presented at the International Symposium on Spiny Lobster Aquaculture that was held at Nha Trang, Vietnam in December 2008.

Tropical spiny lobsters, and particularly the ornate lobster Panulirus ornatus, are a valuable resource for most countries bordering the South China Sea

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

Shrimp farming expanded rapidly in Thailand and other countries in Asia in the early 1990s, but productivity plateaued and then went into decline

ACIAR cosponsored a workshop in Perth, Western Australia in August 1997

Trochus shell is highly sought after for buttons and costume jewellery

Until recently, mud crabs have only been reared from stock captured from the natural environment, in those countries where they are being farmed

These proceedings examine the issues behind Indonesia's dried fish industry and prospects for improving the quality of dried fish

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

OUT OF STOCK These proceedings are the result of research undertaken at giant clam hatcheries throughout the Pacific

OUT OF STOCK These proceedings arise from a workshop held in Honiara, Solomon Islands in December 1989

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

Outcomes of the ‘Papua New Guinea, Pacific Islands and Northern Australia Sea Cucumber Fisheries Management Workshop’, held at Motupore Island Research Centre, Papua New Guinea, 20–23 March 2006.

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.

This publication provides the reader with a comprehensive account of the history of aquaculture and fish stock enhancement programs in PNG.

Obtaining reliable species composition and abundance data from catches is essential for effective fishery management.

The Sinhalese translation of MN120, a manual on integrating community based fisheries into rural development plans.

The Tamil translation of MN120, a manual on integrating community based fisheries into rural development plans.

The Vietnamese translation of MN120, a manual on integrating community based fisheries into rural development plans.

The Lao translation of MN120, a manual on integrating community based fisheries into rural development plans.