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Toowoomba, Queensland
Australia
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D.B. Swar
Directorate of Fisheries Development
Balaju, Kathmandu
Nepal
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Rome, 2002
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1. INTRODUCTION
2. GEOGRAPHY AND FISH SPECIES DIVERSITY
3. MAJOR COLD WATER FISHERIES IN THE REGION
4. MANAGEMENT OF FISH STOCKS AND FISHERIES
5. INTRODUCED SPECIES AND THEIR INTERACTION WITH NATIVE FISH SPECIES1. INTRODUCTION
2. AQUATIC RESOURCES IN THE HINDU KUSH - HIMALAYAN REGION
3. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND COLD WATER FISHERIES
4. APPROACHES TO MANAGEMENT
5. PEOPLE IN HINDU KUSH - HIMALAYAN REGION
6. AQUATIC RESOURCES IN HINDU KUSH - HIMALAYAN REGION LIVELIHOODS
7. THE STREAM INITIATIVE
8. SOME ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES RELATED TO AQUACULTURE
9. CONCLUSIONS AND FOLLOW UPCold water Fisheries Development in Nepal (by T.K. Shrestha)
1. INTRODUCTION
2. PROBLEMS
3. PRIORITIES
4.REMEDIES
5. INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AQUACULTURE
6. RECOMMENDATIONS
Cold water fishes of the Trans-Himalayan Region: Bhutan (by Karma Gyeltshen)
1. BACKGROUND
2. THE ROLE OF COLD WATER FISH IN SUPPORTING LIVELIHOOD OF RURAL PEOPLE
3. FUTURE POTENTIAL OF COLD WATER FISHERIES DEVELOPMENT IN THE COUNTRY AND PROSPECTS FOR REGIONAL COOPERATION
4. SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONSCold water aquaculture in Iran (by Yadollah Mehrabi)
Inland fisheries of the Union of Myanmar (by Win Oo)
1. INTRODUCTION
2. AQUACULTURE
3. INLAND CAPTURE FISHERIES
4. COLD WATER FISH AND FISHERIES1. BACKGROUND
2. ROLE OF COLD WATER FISH IN SUPPORTING THE LIVELIHOOD OF RURAL POPULATION
3. HUMAN IMPACT ON NATIVE COLD WATER FISH
4. CONSERVATION AND MITIGATION MEASURES
5. DOMESTICATION OF ECONOMICALLY IMPORTANT FISH SPECIES
6. FUTURE POTENTIAL OF COLD WATER FISHERIES DEVELOPMENT IN THE COUNTRY AND PROSPECTS FOR REGIONAL COOPERATION
7. SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONSCold water fish culture in China (by Wang Zhaoming and Yang Yuhui)
1. INTRODUCTION
2. THE ORIGINS AND DEVELOPMENT OF COLD WATER FISH CULTURE IN CHINA
3. COLD WATER FISH CULTURE RESEARCH
4. CURRENT STATUS OF COLD WATER FISH CULTURE IN CHINA
5. THE PROSPECTS FOR EXPANSION OF COLD WATER CAPTURE FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE IN CHINACold water fisheries of Pakistan (by Muhammad Yaqoob)
1. INTRODUCTION
2. BACKGROUND AND STATUS
3. ROLE OF COLD WATER FISH TO SUPPORT THE LIVELIHOOD OF RURAL PEOPLE
4. INTRODUCTION AND DOMESTICATION OF EXOTIC SPECIES
5. HUMAN IMPACT ON NATIVE COLD WATER FISH
6. CONSERVATION AND MITIGATION MEASURES
7. FUTURE POTENTIAL OF COLD WATER FISHERIES DEVELOPMENT IN THE COUNTRY AND PROSPECTS OF REGIONAL COOPERATION
8. SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
1. INTRODUCTION
2. METHODS AND MATERIALS
3. RESULTS OF RESPONSE TO DIFFERENT TYPES OF FEED
4. DISCUSSION1. INTRODUCTION
2. MATERIAL AND METHODS
3. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
4. RECOMMENDATIONSImpact of damming on the aquatic fauna in Nepalese rivers (by S.R. Gubhaju)
1. IMPACT OF DAMMING ON AQUATIC FAUNA IN RIVERS
2. PRE-IMPOUNDMENT CONDITIONS
3. IMPACTS OF DAMS ON RIVERS
4. RECOMMENDED MITIGATION MEASURES
5. RECOMMENDATIONS1. INTRODUCTION
2. MATERIAL AND METHODS
3. RESULTS
4. DISCUSSION1. INTRODUCTION
2. MATERIAL AND METHODS
3. RESULTS
4. DISCUSSION1. INTRODUCTION
2. MATERIAL AND METHODS
3. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
4. CONCLUSIONSEconomics of rainbow trout farming system in Nepal (by Nepal, A.P., S.R. Basnyat and A.P. Nepal)
1. INTRODUCTION
2. BASIC REQUIREMENTS FOR TROUT CULTURE
3. TROUT FARMING AND GROW-OUT TECHNOLOGY
4. ECONOMICS OF TROUT FARMING
5. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS1. INTRODUCTION
2. METHODOLOGY
3. BREEDING POND-RAISED MAHSEER
4. CONSERVATION AND PROTECTIONOFMAHSEER
5. CONCLUSIONSPresent status of snow trout in Nepal. (by A.K. Rai, B.R. Pradhan, S.R. Basnet and D.B. Sawr)
1. INTRODUCTION
2. ASLA (Schizothorax and Schizothoraichthys)Zoo-geographical distribution and the status of coldwater fish in Nepal. (by K.J. Rajbanshi)
1. INTRODUCTION
2. WATER RESOURCES
3. FISH RESOURCES
4. CONCLUSIONSThe current status of capture fishery in the upper Sunkoshi River. (by R. Ranjit)
1. INTRODUCTION
2. RIVER CAPTURE FISHERY IN NEPAL
3. STUDY AREA
4. METHODOLOGY
5. RESULTS
6. DISCUSSION
7. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS1. INTRODUCTION
2. DESCRIPTION OF THE STUDY AREA
3. MATERIAL AND METHODS
4. RESULTS
5. DISCUSSIONTaxonomic revision of cold water fishes of Nepal. (by J. Shrestha)
1. INTRODUCTION
2. LIST OF COLD WATER FISH SPECIES OF NEPAL
3. UPDATED TAXA
4. CONCLUSIONS1. INTRODUCTION
2. LAKES
3. RESERVOIRS
4. AQUACULTURE IN LAKES AND RESERVOIRS
5. FISHERY ENHANCEMENT IN POKHARA VALLEY LAKES AND IN KULEKHANI RESERVOIR
6. FUTURE PROSPECTS OF FISHERIES ENHANCEMENT AND AQUACULTURE
7. CONCLUSIONSRanching mahseer (Tor tor and Tor putitora) in the running waters of Nepal. (by T.K. Shrestha)
1. INTRODUCTION
2. MAHSEER RANCHING AND WILD STOCK ENHANCEMENT CONSIDERATIONS1. INTRODUCTION
2. MATERIAL AND METHODS
3. RESULTS
4. DISCUSSION1. BACKGROUND
2. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT (Fig.1)
3. RIVER CONDITIONS AND FISHERIES RESOURCES
4. PROJECT IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES
5. CONCLUSIONSSurvey of capture fisheries in the Koshi River basin. (by S. Yadav)
1. BACKGROUND
2. FISH AND FISHERIES
3. PRESENT STUDY
4. RECOMMENDATIONS1. INTRODUCTION
2. BROWN TROUT (Salmo trutta)
3. RAINBOW TROUT (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
4. IMPACT OF TROUT FISHERY
5. TROUT IN QUETTA
6. RECOMMENDATIONS1. INTRODUCTION
2. MATERIAL AND METHODS
3. RESULTS
4. DISCUSSION1. INTRODUCTION
2. THE STATUS OF MEKONG GIANT FISH
3. ON RARITY AND SIZE
4. PROPOSED MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES
5. CONCLUSIONS1. INTRODUCTION
2. OPPORTUNITIES AND CONSTRAINTS RELATED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF AQUACULTURE SYSTEMS BASED ON INDIGENOUS MEKONG FISH SPECIES
3. COMPONENT STRATEGIES
4. CONCLUSIONS