this study was carried out to identify technical-agronomic factors impressible from fish farming in rice fields. this investigation carried out by descriptive survey during july-august 2009. studied cities including talesh, rezvanshahr and masal set in tavalesh region near to caspian sea, north of iran. the questionnaire validity and reliability were determined to enhance the dependability of t...

Philip Lymbery is an international animal welfare consultant. In 1992, his report, The Welfare of Farmed Fish, was the UK's first to look at the welfare issues in salmon and trout farming. This was written whilst working for Compassion In World Farming (1990-2000), where he spent the last 7 years as Campaigns Director. Maintaining a special interest in fish welfare, Philip submitted both writte...

This paper examines the challenges facing fish farming development in western kenya. Sample survey of 192 farmers representing the fish farming community in the area was used. The study result revealed that the high prices of fish feed, declining fish prices and lack of finance were found to be the top ranking serious challenges facing fish farmers in that area. A Cross-sectional and longitudin...

■ Abstract With continued human pressure on marine fisheries and ocean resources, aquaculture has become one of the most promising avenues for increasing marine fish production in the future. This review presents recent trends and future prospects for the aquaculture industry, with particular attention paid to ocean farming and carnivorous finfish species. The benefits of farming carnivorous fi...

Aquaculture has been a fast-growing industry because of significant increases in demand for fish and seafood throughout the world. Its economic importance is increasing economically. Aquaculture -also known as fish or shellfish farming -refers to the breeding, rearing, and harvesting of plants and animals in all types of water environments including ponds, rivers, lakes, and the ocean. Research...

Archaeological evidence indicates that fishing was one of the earliest human production activities. Early fishing seems to have been mainly hunting and gathering along shores and inlets with fish farming emerging somewhat later in time. Capture fisheries expanded rapidly in the 19 and 20 centuries AD reaching the peak annual production of over 90 million metric tonnes in the early 1990s. Since ...

The present study was conducted to examine the impact of cage aquaculture on benthic communities in coastal areas (depth 25 to 50 m) from fish farming operations located along the southeastern Black Sea (Ordu-Perşembe, Trabzon-Yomra and Rize central). Sampling was conducted seasonally from April 2007 to 2009. Sediment samples were taken using Ekman Grab (box core- 0.04 m2). Temperature, salinit...