Assessing sustainability of smallholder shrimp farms in Sri Lanka

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dc.contributor.advisorRibble, Carl
dc.contributor.authorWesters, Trisha
dc.date.accessioned2012-12-17T17:27:57Z
dc.date.available2013-06-15T07:01:39Z
dc.date.issued2012-12-17
dc.date.submitted2012en
dc.description.abstractShrimp farming has the potential to create jobs and improve the livelihoods of Sri Lanka’s rural poor. With past disease outbreaks having caused production losses, farm abandonment, and unemployment among smallholder shrimp farmers, growth in this industry must be ecologically, socially, and economically sustainable. We evaluated sustainability statuses of farms in two Sri Lankan provinces and assessed management practices associated with lower disease prevalence. Farms in the more established North Western Province, despite having disease problems, had higher sustainability scores than farms in the Eastern Province. Variables such as disease outbreaks and poor water quality may therefore drive increased implementation of sustainable practices. Additionally, farms that followed more best management practices were less likely to report disease. Implementation of best management practices should be encouraged, particularly practices associated with lower disease prevalence. This thesis may help target education and policy programs to improve sustainability of smallholder Sri Lankan shrimp farms.en_US
dc.identifier.citationWesters, T. (2012). Assessing sustainability of smallholder shrimp farms in Sri Lanka (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/25021en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/25021
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11023/359
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.facultyVeterinary Medicine
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectFisheries and Aquaculture
dc.subjectVeterinary Science
dc.subjectEpidemiology
dc.subject.classificationSustainabilityen_US
dc.subject.classificationaquacultureen_US
dc.subject.classificationPenaeus monodonen_US
dc.subject.classificationSri Lankaen_US
dc.subject.classificationshrimpen_US
dc.subject.classificationsmallholderen_US
dc.subject.classificationwhite spot diseaseen_US
dc.titleAssessing sustainability of smallholder shrimp farms in Sri Lanka
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (MSc)
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