Fisheries management systems involve both formal (government) and informal (traditional) institutions. Traditional management systems entail the regulation of fisheries activities and resources by traditional authorities… Read More »Traditional Methods of Fisheries Management, Administration and Conservation in Africa
There are different types of property ownership in African fisheries such as private, common, state and open access. Each has its unique characteristics, advantages and… Read More »Types of Property Rights and Regimes in African Fisheries
Regarding the basic and practical objectives of fish management and conservation, several authors and groups have defined the term conservation in different ways. Three of… Read More »Basic and Practical Objectives of Fish Management and Conservation
Fisheries enhancement involves activities targeting the supplementation or sustaining the recruitment of one or more aquatic organisms and raising the total production of selected elements… Read More »Fisheries Enhancement: Forms, Constraints and Reasons
Several stages occur during fisheries exploitation such as under-exploitation, overexploitation. Several fisheries are overexploited. In this unit, we would define these terms, state the different… Read More »Fisheries Exploitation (Unexploited, Underexploited, Overexploited Fisheries Resources)
Fisheries management is a process which entails information gathering, analysis, planning, consultation, decision-making, allocation of resources, formulation and implementation and enforcement of regulations covering fisheries… Read More »Basic Concept of Fisheries Management
Fisheries development aims at achieving the full potential of the sector through growth and improvement. It involves the expansion of fishing effort, improvement in post-harvest… Read More »Basic Concept of Fisheries Development
Before we move further to the economic importance of tilapia fishes, tilapia is the common name broadly applied to a group of cichlid fishes native… Read More »11 Uses and Economic Importance of Tilapia Fishes
Raising tilapia fishes can be very easy and profitable if done properly. Below are the basic needs when setting up your tilapia fish farming business… Read More »The Five (5) Basic Needs of Tilapia Fish Farming Business
Every tilapia farmer will surely want to know exactly how to raise tilapia fish successfully even on a commercial level, therefore, here are 6 major… Read More »6 Factors to Consider before Growing Tilapia Fish for Profit
After you’ve successfully set up your tilapia pond or tank, it’s now time to bring in the fish. Purchase only from reputable sellers, so you’re… Read More »How Do You Raise Tilapia Fishes? Find Out
Fisheries are common-pool resources, and many of world’s fisheries are overexploited. At the same time, capture fisheries and aquaculture operations can impinge on public goods… Read More »International Water or Trans-Boundary Waters and Trading
The major allergen responsible for fish allergy is a protein called parvalbumin, which controls the balance of calcium in the white meat of fish. Seafood… Read More »Fish Allergy: Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment of Fish Allergy
Types of Hazards: Hazards are activities that could put the life of individuals directly or indirectly at risk or dangers. Hazard assessment in fish production… Read More »Fish Pond and It’s Associated Health Hazards
The public health implications of livestock-fish integration are investigated in this chapter. Many of these are as important for specialized, stand-alone livestock and fish production… Read More »Fish Ponds and Public Health in General
What Is a Virus? Viruses including viral fish diseases are very small infectious agents that multiply only within the living cells of an animal or… Read More »Viral Fish Diseases and Their Control Methods
Fungal fish diseases can become a problem if fish are stressed by disease, by poor environmental conditions, receive poor nutrition, or are injured. If these… Read More »Fungal Fish Diseases and Their Control Methods
Epidemics of bacterial diseases are common in dense populations of cultured food or aquarium fish. Predisposition to such fish diseases outbreaks frequently is associated with… Read More »Other Bacterial Fish Diseases and their Control Methods
Bacterial fish diseases can be very difficult to deal with, so early detection is extremely important so that they can be treated before becoming lethal… Read More »Bacterial Fish Diseases and Control Measures
There are two broad types of fish diseases that affect fish which are the infectious and non-infectious diseases. The diversity and abundance of parasites vary… Read More »Types of Fish Diseases, Determining if Fish are Sick, What to do if Fish are Sick, and The Significance of Fish Disease to Aquaculture
Though they display similar symptoms, and are similar in many respects, there are many differences between bacteria and viruses, and especially the diseases that they… Read More »Differences between Viral Infection and Bacterial Infection
