Use of a subsurface plankton layer to benefit a cage-culture fishery in Lake Phewa, Nepal
Verhandlungen der Internationalen Vereinigung fur Theoretische und Angewandte Limnologie
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Abstract
The Nepalese government and some 225 families in the private sector are engaged in an expanding aquaculture program in lakes Phewa, Begnas and Rupa in the Pokhara Valley, Nepal (Swar & Pradhan 1992). Bighead carp (Aristichthys nobilis) and silver carp (Hypopthalmichthys molitrix) are propagated in hatchery ponds and are raised to market size in mesh enclosures (having sides, tops and bottoms) suspended to a depth of 2 m. Some 300 cages are presently in use, with annual production varying from 3.4 kg/m3 Lake Phewa to about 5 kg/m3 in lakes Begnas and Rupa (Swar & Pradhan 1992). These cage-reared fish are an important source of animal protein and revenue (Swar 1981). Tourism in the region provides growers a continuous market for their fish.
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Use of a subsurface plankton layer to benefit a cage-culture fishery in Lake Phewa, Nepal |
| Series title | Verhandlungen der Internationalen Vereinigung fur Theoretische und Angewandte Limnologie |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Year Published | 1998 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | E. Schweizerbart'sche verlagsbuchhandlung |
| Publisher location | Stuttgart, Germany |
| Contributing office(s) | Columbia Environmental Research Center |
| Description | 8 p. |
| First page | 2220 |
| Last page | 2227 |
| Country | Nepal |
| Other Geospatial | Lake Begnas, Lake Phewa, Lake Rupa |
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