FAO Fisheries Report No. 312FIRI/R312

INDO-PACIFIC FISHERY COMMISSION (IPFC)

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REPORT OF THE SECOND SESSION OF THE IPFC WORKING PARTY ON INLAND FISHERIES
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New Delhi, India, 23–27 January 1984

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REPORT OF THE JOINT WORKSHOP OF THE IPFC WORKING PARTY ON
INLAND FISHERIES AND THE IPFC WORKING PARTY ON
AQUACULTURE ON THE ROLE OF STOCKING AND INTRODUCTIONS IN THE
IMPROVEMENT OF PRODUCTION OF LAKES AND RESERVOIRS

New Delhi, India, 24–25 January 1984

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PREPARATION OF THE DOCUMENT

This document consists of three parts: Firstly, the Report of the Second Session of the IPFC Working Party on Inland Fisheries. Secondly, a record of the discussions held during a Joint Session between the IPFC Working Parties on Inland Fisheries and the IPFC Working Party on Aquaculture. Thirdly, the papers submitted by individual contributors to the joint session, which served as a basis for the discussions.

Distribution:For bibliographic purposes this document should be cited as follows:
 
Members of the Indo-Pacific Fishery Commission
Members of the Working Parties
Other interested international organizations
FAO Fisheries Department
FAO Regional Fisheries Officers
Indo-Pacific Fishery Commission (IPFC), 1984 Report of the second session of the IPFC Working Party on inland fisheries. New Delhi, India, 23–27 January 1984, and Report of the Joint Workshop of the IPFC Working Party on inland fisheries and the IPFC Working Party on aquaculture, on the role of stocking and introductions in the improvement of production of lakes and reservoirs. New Delhi, 24–25 January 1984. FAO Fish.Rep., (312):56 p.

ABSTRACT
This document presents: 1. The Report of the Second Session of the IPFC Working Party on Inland Fisheries, which met in New Delhi, India, from 23 to 27 January 1984. The Working Party (a) reviewed the implementation of its programme since the First Session in 1978; (b) held joint discussions with the IPFC Working Party on Aquaculture, and (c) discussed items of common interest on the development and management of inland fisheries and formulated a programme for the coming biennium.
2. The report of a Workshop held jointly between the IPFC Working Parties on Inland Fisheries and Aquaculture to consider specifically the role of stocking and introductions in the improvement of production of lakes and reservoirs. Individual contributions to this Workshop are appended.

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CONTENTS

Report of the Second Session of the IPFC Working Party on Inland Fisheries

Report of the Joint Workshop on the Role of Stocking and Introductions in the Improvement of Production of Lakes and Rivers

Annex I. List of Participants

Annex II. Papers submitted to the Joint Workshop on the Role of Stocking and Introductions in the Improvement of Production of Lakes and Reservoirs

- Cage culture techniques adapted for developing reservoir fisheries
Hu Bahtong and Min Kwanhung

- Indigenous fish and stocking of lakes and reservoirs on tropical islands of the Indo-Pacific
T. Petr

- Aquaculture in the lakes and reservoirs associated with stocking practices in Southeast Asia
K.F. Rajbanshi

- Influence of Stocking on fish production in reservoirs in India
A. Sreenivasan

- Problems associated with quantification of stocking
M.J.S. Wijeyaratne