Editorial

Sustainable aquaculture

An increasingly secure future for wastewater-fed aquaculture in Kolkata, India?
Peter Edwards

First culture-based fisheries growth cycle in Lao PDR is overwhelmingly encouraging
Sena De Silva

Revival of abandoned shrimp farms in Krishna District of Andhra Pradesh
National Centre for Sustainable Aquaculture (NaCSA)

Growth of forward and backward industries linked with aquaculture in Kolleru Lake area, Andhra Pradesh, India
A. K. Roy, G. S. Saha, P. Kumaraiah and N. Sarangi

Research and farming techniques

Effective marketing strategies for economic viability of prawn farming in Kuttanad, India
Ranjeet K. and B. Madhusoodana Kurup

Applications of nutritional biotechnology in aquaculture
S.D. Singh, S.K. Nayak, M. Sekar and B.K. Behera

Genetics and biodiversity

Some technical and management aspects of catfish hatcheries in Hong Ngu district, Dong Thap province, Vietnam
H. P. Hung, N. T. T. An, N. V. Trieu, D. T. Yen, U. Na-Nakorn, Thuy T. T. Nguyen

Aquatic animal health

Nodavirus: An emerging threat to freshwater prawn farming
Biju Sam Kamalam, J., Saravanan, S. and Ajith Stalin, J.L.

Asia-Pacific Marine Finfish Aquaculture Network Magazine

Asian seabass farming: Brainstorming workshop and training in India

Comparative study for broodstock management of grey mullet (Mugil cephalus L.) in cages and earthen ponds with hormone treatment
Nani Gopal Das, Md. Shahadat Hossain, Sushanta Bhattacharjee and Prabal Barua

Cultivation of gilthead sea bream (Sparus auratus L.) in low saline inland water of the southern part of Israel desert
Samuel Appelbaum and A. Jesu Arockia Raj

Mariculture development opportunities in SE Sulawesi, Indonesia
La Ode M. Aslan, Hotman Hutauruk, Armen Zulham,
Irwan Effendy, Mhummaed Atid, Michael Phillips,
Lars Olsen, Brendan Larkin, Sena S De Silva, Geoff
Gooley

Improved hatchery and grow-out technology for marine finfish

NACA Newsletter

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Sustainable aquaculture

Comments on possible improvements to carp culture in Andhra Pradesh
Peter Edwards

Aquaculture and environmental issues in the region of Nai Lagoon, Ninh Hai district, Ninh Thuan province, Viet Nam
Nguyen Van Quynh Boi

Climate change impacts on fisheries and aquaculture
Sena De Silva

New initiatives in fisheries extension
H.K. De, G.S. Saha, R. Srichandan and V.P. Vipinkumar

Genetics and biodiversity

Selection potential for feed efficiency in farmed salmonids
Antti Kause, Cheryl Quinton, Kari Ruohonen and Juha Koskela

Freshwater prawn hatcheries in Bangladesh: Concern of broodstock
Nesar Ahmed

Research and farming techniques

Production of Cirrhinus molitorella and Labeo chrysophekadion for culture based fisheries development in Lao PDR 2: Nursery culture and grow-out
Oulaytham Lasasimma and Brett A. Ingram

Mussel farming: alternate water monitoring practice
G. Misra and P. K . Mukhapadhyay

Benefit-cost analysis for fingerling production of kutum Rutilus frisii kutum (Kamensky, 1901) in 2005 in Iran
Hassan Salehi

The effects of feeding frequency on FCR and SGR factors of the fry of rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss
Nasrin Choobkar

Asia-Pacific Marine Finfish Aquaculture Network Magazine

The use of poultry by-product meals in pelleted feed for humpback grouper
Rossita Shapawi, Saleem Mustafa and Wing-Keong Ng

Production update � marine finfish aquaculture in the Asia-Pacific region
Mike Rimmer

Crustacean parasites and their management in brackishwater finfish culture
K.P. Jithendran, M. Natarajan and I.S. Azad

NACA Newsletter

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Sustainable aquaculture

Peter Edwards writes on rural aquaculture: From integrated carp polyculture to intensive monoculture in the Pearl River Delta, South China

Better management practices for Vietnamese catfish
Simon Wilkinson

Ipomoea aquatica - an aquaculture friendly macrophyte
R. N. Mandal, G. S. Saha, P. Kalita, and P.K. Mukhopadhyay

A status overview of fisheries and aquaculture development in Pakistan with context to other Asian countries
A.M. Aslam Jarwar

The changing face of post-grad education in aquaculture: contributing to soaring production and sustainable practices
David C. Little, Andrew P. Shinn and Corinne Critchlow Watton

Genetics and biodiversity

Hatchery management in Bangladesh
Abdus Salam Bhiyan, A.S.M. Musa and M.K. Islam

Research and farming techniques

Production of Cirrhinus molitorella and Labeo chrysophekadion for culture based fisheries development in Lao PDR Part I: Captive spawning
Brett A. Ingram and Oulaytham Lasasimma

Application of ipil-ipil leaf meal as feed Ingredient for monosex tilapia fry (Oreochronis niloticus) in terms of growth and economics
Hosain Zamal , Prabal Barua , Belal Uddin, Khandakar Shafiqul Islam

Fermented feed ingredients as fish meal replacer in aquafeed production
N. Felix and R. Alan Brindo

Aquaculture and fishing management in coastal zone demarcation: the case of Thailand
Phattareeya Suanrattanachai

Reservoir fisheries of freshwater prawn - success story of an emerging culture-based giant freshwater prawn fishery at Malampuzha Dam in Kerala, India
M.N. Kutty, C. Mohanakumaran Nair and K. R. Salin

Asia-Pacific Marine Finfish Aquaculture Network Magazine

Determining and locating sea cage production area for sustainable tropical aquaculture
Halmar Halide, Richard Brinkman and David McKinnon

SPC Pacific-Asia marine fish mariculture technical workshop: Farming Marine Fishes for our Future
Nur Muflich Juniyanto, Syamsul Akbar and Zakimin

Developing Better Management Practices for Marine Finfish Aquaculture
Antoine Teitelbaum & Ben Ponia

Breeding and seed production of silver pompano (Trachinotus blochii, Lacepede) at the Mariculture Development Center of Batam
Nur Muflich Juniyanto, Syamsul Akbar and Zakimin

Potential of silver pomfret (Pampus argenteus) as a new candidate species for aquaculture
Charles M. James and Sulaiman M. Almatar

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Sustainable aquaculture

Developing guidelines for sustainable freshwater aquaculture planning in Vietnam
Christoph Mathiesen, Don Griffiths, Dr Nguyen Cong Dan, Le Thi Chau Dung, Jacob Fjalland, Ho Cong Huong, Do Duc Tung, Nguyen Thanh Hai and Nguyen Huu Hung

Aquaculture production, certification and trade: Challenges and opportunities for the small-scale farmer in Asia
Michael Phillips, Rohana Subasinghe, Jesper Clausen, Koji Yamamoto, CV Mohan, A. Padiyar and Simon Funge Smith

The successful development of backyard hatcheries for crustaceans in Thailand
Hassanai Kongkeo, Michael B. New and Naruepon Sukumasavin

Alternate carp species for diversification in freshwater aquaculture in India
K. N. Mohanta, S. Subramanian, N. Komarpant and S. Saurabh

Genetics and biodiversity

Genetic and reproduction technologies for enhanced aquaculture and fisheries management of Murray cod
Hui King Ho, Meaghan Rourke, William Bravington, Helen McPartlan and Brett A. Ingram

Research and farming techniques

Effluent and disease management in traditional practices of shrimp farming: A case study on the west coast of Sabah, Malaysia
Norasma Dacho and Saleem Mustafa

Status of sahar domestication and its development in the Himalayan Region of Nepal
Ash Kumar Rai

Vaccination benefits highlighted as Schering-Plough reinforces commitment to Asian aquaculture
Schering-Plough Global Aquaculture

Comparative advantage analysis of shrimp production in Asia
Yuan Xinhua

People in aquaculture

Strategies to improve livelihood of the rural poor: A case study in two small reservoirs in Binh Phuoc Province, Vietnam
Ho Manh Tuan, Harvey Demain and Amararatne Yakupitiyage

Peter Edwards writes on rural aquaculture: Cambodian Government ban on snakehead farming enforced

Asia-Pacific Marine Finfish Aquaculture Network Magazine

Marine finfish aquaculture developments at ?Indonesian Aquaculture 2007?

Production update ? marine finfish aquaculture in the Asia-Pacific region
Mike Rimmer

Body size of rotifers from estuaries in North Sulawesi
Joice Rimper, Richardus Kaswadji, Bambang Widigdo, Nawangsari Sugiri & Inneke F.M. Rumengan

NACA Newsletter

Better management practices for catfish aquaculture in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam

Developing better management practices for marine finfish aquaculture

Workshop on modeling carrying capacity for tropical finfish cage culture: Towards a consensus view

First comprehensive genetic management plan for Asian fish species: Mahseer

NACA and World Fisheries Trust sign agreement on collaboration

Fish Health Master Class

Second Workshop on Application of Molecular Genetic Techniques in Inland Fisheries and Aquaculture Management

Two new species of spiny eels described from Myanmar

Importance of species identification in conservation

Koh Yao Noi mangrove replanting in celebration of 80th birthday of His Majesty the King of Thailand

Responsible movement of live food finfish within ASEAN: Implementation workshop

Consultation on aquaculture certification guidelines

Strengthening regional mechanisms to maximize benefits to small-holder shrimp farmer groups adopting better management practices

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