Aims: This study aimed to analyze the effect of exposure to polystyrene (PS) microplastics on the growth and survival of Rotifera (Brachionus sp.). Study Design: Quantitative Experimental. Place and Duration of Study: This study lasted for 20 days of Rotifera (Brachionus sp.) mai...
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Research Article10.9734/ajfar/2025/v27i6932
Fishing effort is the number of days a fisher goes for fishing in the waterbody. The present study enquires about the impact of fishing effort on the fishing economy of the fishers associated with Chandakhal wetland of Dhubri, Assam, India. It is an analytical study based on the...
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Research Article10.9734/ajfar/2025/v27i5927
Maria Noriza Q. Herrera, Diane Joy V. Garino, Remund Jordan D. Labios, Melodee Marciana E. De Castro, Jayson S. Cabral, Cherry Lou R. Nuñez & John Julius B. Manuben·Asian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Research·2025
Aims: To assess the sustainability of a cooperative, the Cooperative Fisherfolks Producers Cooperative (CFPC) in Calamba City, Laguna, Philippines. Study Design: The study design was primarily qualitative utilizing United Nation- Food and Agriculture Organization’s (UN-FAO) susta...
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Research Article10.9734/ajfar/2025/v27i5928
Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) is a freshwater fish species with high economic value, widely cultivated due to its rapid growth and relatively simple farming practices. However, one of the primary challenges in tilapia aquaculture is maintaining water quality, as poor conditions...
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Research Article10.9734/ajfar/2025/v27i5929
Fish oil in appropriate variation in the diet of Clarias gariepinus has not been fully exploited. This study evaluated growth performance of Clarias gariepinus fed fish oil-based diets for 10 weeks (70 days). Four diets containing 40% crude protein were formulated to contain 0% f...
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Research Article10.9734/ajfar/2025/v27i5926
Aims: This study aimed to explore the current usage of aquatic drugs and chemicals in freshwater aquaculture practices within the Rajshahi district of Bangladesh. Place and Duration of Study: The study was carried out in three upazilas, including Tanore, Durgapur, and Paba, withi...
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Research Article10.9734/ajfar/2025/v27i5925
This study investigated the total petroleum hydrocarbon (TPH) concentrations in the gills, tissues, and carapace of Callinectes sapidus collected from three stations (Choba, Rumualogu and Ozuoba) along the Choba axis of the New Calabar River. Results reveal distinct spatial and t...
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Research Article10.9734/ajfar/2025/v27i5924
In this study, zinc solubilizing microorganisms (ZnSM) were isolated from the rhizospheres of aquatic plants, water and benthic soils of Malawi aquatic ecosystem with the aim of having cheap and environmental friendly biofertiliser that have probiotics traits in Malawi. Several s...
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Research Article10.9734/ajfar/2025/v27i5923
Pesticides are frequently used by farmers to control the pest in the agriculture fields which directly affecting the aquatic ecosystem including fishes. The present investigation was aimed to evaluate the toxicity of Cypermethrin (25% EC) a common synthetic pyrethroid pesticide f...
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Research Article10.9734/ajfar/2025/v27i5922
Phosphate solubilizing microbes (PSM) were isolated from the rhizosphere of different aquatic plants, water and benthic soils of aquatic ecosystem with the aim of having cheap and environmental friendly biofertiliser and probiotics. Extensive research has been performed with resp...
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Research Article10.9734/ajfar/2025/v27i5921