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