Salmon Farming
eBook - ePub

Salmon Farming

  1. English
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eBook - ePub

Salmon Farming

About this book

Aquaculture production is expanding worldwide in both volume and scope, with a number of new species being introduced to aquaculture every year.This book provides an overview of aquaculture production systems focusing on Atlantic salmon farming, which will enable users to: - produce broodstock, juveniles and adult fish;- develop a production plan for juvenile and ongrowing farms;- evaluate and optimize the key working operations on juvenile and ongrowing farms;- identify the factors that are important for economic and sustainable production;- identify the factors that affect the rate of production, how these factors can be changed, and what effects such changes have;- adopt the best procedures for season-independent smolt production;- understand water quality requirements and evaluate the suitability based on water analysis;- prepare documents for production control and propose amendments;- prepare working plans for smolt production and ongrowing production farms;- establish maintenance routines/plans for smolt production and ongrowing production;- estimate the investment and running cost for the main components of smolt and ongrowing farms;- remain up to date with the laws and regulations that need to be considered in aquaculture production planning internationally; and- stay abreast of new trends in the industry.Much of the subject coverage and overall structure of the book is directly transferable to other species, with the core content being species-independent and applicable internationally.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. Preface
  7. List of abbreviations
  8. 1. Introduction
  9. 2. The world salmon industry
  10. 3. The history of salmon farming
  11. 4. Salmon biology
  12. 5. Broodstock and the broodstock farm
  13. 6. Eyed eggs and start feeding
  14. 7. Fry to smolt
  15. 8. Ongrowing to harvesting
  16. 9. Production planning and management
  17. 10. Feeding
  18. 11. Health, diseases and disorders in salmon farming
  19. 12. Breeding
  20. 13. Future trends – salmon farming of tomorrow
  21. Index