Aquaculture technical reports
Publications
Culture of fish in rice fields
2004
Halwart, M. and M.V. Gupta (eds.) 2004. Culture of fish in rice fields. FAO and The WorldFish Center, 83 p. Rice today is grown in 113 countries in the world in a wide range of ecological conditions and water regimes. The cultivation of most rice crops in irrigated, rainfed and deepwater systems offers a suitable environment for fish and other aquatic organisms. Over 90% of the world’s rice, equivalent to approximately 134 million...
Introductions and movement of Penaeus vannamei and Penaeus stylirostris in Asia and the Pacific
2004
Both Penaeus vannamei1 and P. stylirostris originate on the Western Pacific coast of Latin America from Peru in the south to Mexico in the north. They were introduced from the early 1970s to the Pacific Islands, where research was conducted into breeding and their potential for aquaculture. During the late 1970s and early 1980s they were introduced to Hawaii and the Eastern Atlantic Coast of the Americas from South Carolina and Texas in the...
FAO-ASEAN strategic planning workshop on harmonization of standards for shrimp export-import
2003
Due to the increasing concerns regarding disparities in quality control and inspections standards among ASEAN countries and the ability to export seafood commodities (especially shrimp) to other regions, the ASEAN Sectoral Working Group on Fisheries (ASWGFi) meeting in Lao PDR in May 2003 formed an ASEAN Sectoral Task Force to harmonize quality and inspection standards for shrimp export and imports in the region. As the lead country nominated by the ASWGFi for this issue,...