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Indigenous Species for African Aquaculture Development

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Ecological and Genetic Implications of Aquaculture Activities

Part of the book series: Methods and Technologies in Fish Biology and Fisheries ((REME,volume 6))

From the history of introductions and the development of successful aquaculture elsewhere, it appears that the use of exotic species to speed up the rate of aquaculture development in Africa is unlikely to be an efficacious strategy. The major sustained aquaculture industries worldwide evolved from close working relationships between pioneering investors and local research-and-development institutions. The use of indigenous species avoids many environmental risks, facilitates broodstock and hatchery management at the farm level, and can increase the effectiveness of selective breeding programs. Public-sector involvement in the domestication and marketing of indigenous species can strengthen research, development, and education; broaden the range of investors; create more jobs; and increase the social benefits accruing as a result of aquaculture development.

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Brummett, R.E. (2007). Indigenous Species for African Aquaculture Development. In: Bert, T.M. (eds) Ecological and Genetic Implications of Aquaculture Activities. Methods and Technologies in Fish Biology and Fisheries, vol 6. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6148-6_13

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