Freshwater Aquaculture, Fisheries and Limnology in Colombia: Review and Personal Data
This chapter reviews, partly on personal data, the history of inland aquaculture, fishing and limnology in Colombia. Since the 1970s the country has been aware of the importance of aquaculture in the future of its economy due to the constant increase of a population that is increasingly in need of p...
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| Lenguaje: | inglés |
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IntechOpen
2024
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.intechopen.com/chapters/89428 |
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| Sumario: | This chapter reviews, partly on personal data, the history of inland aquaculture, fishing and limnology in Colombia. Since the 1970s the country has been aware of the importance of aquaculture in the future of its economy due to the constant increase of a population that is increasingly in need of protein of animal origin. In 1972, a joint project between the Government of Colombia and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations was approved and began to function, aimed at studying inland fishing and developing aquaculture in the county. The work of the project is described, as are the fish culture and fisheries research activities starting with the situation in the 1970s but comparing it with recent findings. A list of the main capture and culture fish species is given. Colombian fishing production has had great variations, but inland water fishing has always been higher than marine. For instance, in 1972 total fish catch was 104, 390 tons and 79% of the total originated from inland waters. Our standing stock estimates indicated clearly that the fish productivity on Magdalena floodplain was relatively low. Comparable habitats in Zambia, Africa, had much higher standing crops. In the Magdalena floodplain, standing crop was 251 kg/ha during the rising water phase in August, as compared with 879 kg/ha from the Kafue floodplain at low water and 2682 kg/ha at the high water. Future development prospects of inland fisheries and aquaculture are discussed and a mention is made of ornamental fish cultivation and trade as well as the present situation of the sport fishing and civil war conflict. |
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| ISBN: | 978-0-85014-309-6 |
| DOI: | 10.5772/intechopen.114911 |