Mangroves support coastal fisheries, particularly by providing nurseries for juvenile fish. However, much remains unknown about the fish and crustacean communities in mangroves lifecycles behaviours of individual species. This study is first to describe Vanga mangrove ecosystem, largest forest most important marine fisheries landing site southern Kenya. Using fyke nets, 14 creek sites were samp...

Abstract Development of a blue economy is firmly embedded in the development plans Bangladesh. Advances freshwater aquaculture have promoted Bangladesh to fifth largest fish producer world. However, marine resource base Bangladesh, which now even greater following recent settling disputes regarding maritime boundaries with neighbouring countries, lends itself aquaculture—known as mariculture. S...

White Spot Syndrome Virus (WSSV) has been reported to cause severe mortality and economic loss in shrimp culture industry especially black tiger shrimp in worldwide. In present study, Psidium guajava Linn. root bark was serially extracted with hexane, ethyl acetate and methanol then screened antiviral activity against WSSV by incubating the extracts with WSSV infected haemolymph of Penaeus mono...

Prevalence status of white spot disease (WSD), caused by white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) and Monodon baculovirus (MBV), was studied in different prawn farms in North and South-24 paragana districts of West Bengal, specifically in the areas previously affected by WSD. In total 283 samples of giant tiger prawn Penaeus monodon, Indian white prawn P. indicus and giant freshwater prawn Macrobrachiu...

The St. Lucia Estuary is currently experiencing a drought-induced crisis, resulting in the system having been closed off from the sea for approximately 8 yr. This closure was interrupted by a brief open-mouth phase, induced by a unique combination of extreme climatic events. The primary aim of the present study was to compare zooplankton dynamics during openand closed-mouth conditions. Sampling...