All male monosex culture in Oreochromis niloticus (ON) has been identified as a means of eliminating problem of stunted somatic growth caused by their prolific breeding habit. Production of all male ON populations through ...
Inland waterswhich are important sources of fish for food and economic security are gradually declining in productivity.Studies have shown that the fish production capacities of Nigeria’s inland water bodies such as Lower ...
Littoral zones invasion by macrophytes could facilitate major changes in lake ecosystem especially on the composition of other aquatic assemblages. It has been established that data on environmental interplay influencing ...
Soyabean meal (SBM) could be a suitable replacement for the expensive fishmeal but for its low digestibility in fish. Appropriate dietary supplements of amino acid and protease can improve digestibility of SBM based diets. ...
Zoological gardens (zoos) are nature-based tourism destinations which are capable of attracting large numbers of visitors. This influx is mostly accompanied by detrimental effects on the natural environment, especially ...
Pollution of inland waters, limits their contributions to fish food supply. Regular monitoring of water quality in Nigeria is germane to aquatic pollution management. However, information on pollution dynamics, of highly ...
Decline in fish production from capture fisheries has necessitated the development of intensive aquaculture practices such as Cage Culture (CC). However, the practice of CC is not well established in Nigeria. This is due ...
Unconventional and underutilised protein-rich feedstuffs such as Baobab (Adansonia digitata) Seed Meal (BSM) could effectively replace the expensive soyabean meal, except for the presence of antinutritional factors. ...
Feed constitutes more than 60% of operational cost in fish farming. Increasing cost of conventional feedstuff due to competition between livestock and human necessitates research into cheaper and readily available ...