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No Thumbnail AvailableBook (stand-alone)Irrigation technology transfer in support of food security. (Water Reports - 14) 1997
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No Thumbnail AvailableProjectNational Workshop on Fisheries Resources Development and Management in Bangladesh - Bay of Bengal Programme 1995
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No results found.This is a weighty report of formidable bulk and understandably so. Rarely has a Workshop in Bangladesh or anywhere else been so comprehensive in mandate or assembled such an array of fisheries expertise. Why was the workshop held? Quite simply, to give effect to Bangladesh's vision of fisheries development and management, set forth in its Perspective Development Plan for 1995-2010. That plan seeks to increase production of fish, manage and conserve fisheries resources for present and futur e generations, encourage private enterprise, increase overall economic growth, and generate employment and incomes, particularly for the rural poor and unemployed youth. These are comprehensive goals, and call for clear guidelines and strategies to address the problems and concerns of fisheries. The National Workshop on Fisheries Resources Development and Management, in Bangladesh, held 29 October-1 November, 1995, in Dhaka, sought to evolve such guidelines and strategies. The Worksh op's recommendations are wide-ranging. They relate to the management of inland fisheries, brackishwater and marine fisheries resources; the management needs of freshwater, marine and brackishwater aquaculture; integrated management of land and water; financing of all these sectors; the legal framework for fishing community development and management; the marketing of fish and fish products. In sum, the Workshop (sponsored jointly by the FAO through BOBP, and the ODA) left nothing uncovered or untouched. The report of this Workshop should therefore be a valuable document - for research and reference, and for the needs of everyone who is concerned with fisheries development and management in Bangladesh. -
No Thumbnail AvailableBook (series)Inland Fisheries Under the Impact of Irrigated Agriculture: Central Asia 1995
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No results found.This publication contains four papers on general and specific aspects of inland fisheries in the arid region of Central Asia. It discusses the management approaches to maintain fish yields in an aquatic environment highly modified by engineering measures required for irrigated agriculture. With the riverine fish stocks greatly diminished and the most valuable fish, such as sturgeon, shovelnose and Aral trout virtually extinct in the Amu-Darya and Syr-Darya, lacustrine fish were introduced to res ervoirs, lakes and irrigation canals where today they represent by far the dominant portion of the total catch. The interconnecting net of irrigation canals has provided perfect migration pathways for redistribution of fish species throughout the Amu-Darya, Syr-Darya and Zarafshan river systems and has contributed, together with exotic fish species introductions, to increasing fish species diversity. In spite of these measures, the fish yields have stayed relatively low. In Uzbekistan the mean f ish yield is about 10 kg/ha/year. Much more could be achieved for enhancement of fisheries through introducing a diversity of management measures. Fisheries management plans have been prepared for the individual Uzbekistan water bodies and await implementation. While the direct impact on the original fish fauna of engineering works required for irrigated agriculture in Central Asia is negative, fisheries management can compensate for the losses in production through species introductions and oth er enhancement measures which would utilize the great diversity of water bodies in the region to their full capacity. Wide exchange of information among the countries of the arid and semi-arid zone through an expert consultation could be a start for developing better strategies for and implementation of fisheries development in irrigated areas.
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