Aquaculture
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Aquaculture

Farming Aquatic Animals and Plants

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About this book

A clear illustration of the important role of aquaculture in supporting food security, livelihoods, and economic development around the world

This new edition of Aquaculture: Farming Aquatic Animals and Plants covers important aspects of the culture of fish, shellfish, and algae in freshwater and marine environments. Subject areas covered include principles of aquaculture, water quality, environmental impacts of aquaculture, desert aquaculture, reproduction, life cycles and growth, genetics and stock improvement, nutrition and feed production, diseases, vaccination, post-harvest technology, economics and marketing, and future developments of aquaculture. Separate chapters also cover the culture of algae, carps, salmonids, tilapias, catfish, marine and brackish fishes, soft-shelled turtles, barramundi, marine shrimp, mitten crabs, and other decapod crustaceans, bivalves, gastropods, and ornamental species. This edition also provides greater coverage of aquaculture in China, reflecting the country's importance in the global scene. 

Providing core scientific and commercially useful information, and written by 35 eminent international authors, this expanded and fully updated Third Edition of Aquaculture is essential reading for all students and professionals studying and working in aquaculture. Fish farmers, hatchery managers, and those in aquaculture support and supply industries, such as feed manufacturing, will find an abundance of commercially useful information within this important and now established book.

  • Describes the multitude of developments that have occurred within the aquaculture field over the last 15 years
  • Includes a major revision of production statistics and trends, discussion of technical developments, and revised and extended coverage provided by broader international authorship
  • Brings together 35 internationally recognized contributors, including a number of new contributors

Aquaculture: Farming Aquatic Animals and Plants, Third Edition is a recommended text for students of the subject and a concise reference for those working in or entering into the industry.

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Yes, you can access Aquaculture by John S. Lucas, Paul C. Southgate, Craig S. Tucker, John S. Lucas,Paul C. Southgate,Craig S. Tucker in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Technology & Engineering & Fisheries & Aquaculture. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Table of Contents
  3. Preface to the Third Edition
  4. Preface to the Second Edition
  5. Preface to the First Edition
  6. 1 Introduction
  7. 2 Principles of Aquaculture
  8. 3 Aquaculture Systems Design
  9. 4 Water Quality
  10. 5 Resource Use and the Environment
  11. 6 Reproduction, Life Cycles and Growth
  12. 7 Genetics
  13. 8 Nutrition and Feeds
  14. 9 Hatchery and Larval Foods
  15. 10 Disease Principles
  16. 11 Pathogens and Parasites
  17. 12 Prevention of Disease by Vaccination
  18. 13 Post‐harvest Technology and Processing
  19. 14 Economics
  20. 15 Seaweed and Microalgae
  21. 16 Carps
  22. 17 Salmonids
  23. 18 Tilapias
  24. 19 Catfishes
  25. 20 Marine Finfish Aquaculture
  26. 21 Soft‐shelled Turtles
  27. 22 Shrimps
  28. 23 Freshwater Decapod Crustaceans
  29. 24 Bivalve Molluscs
  30. 25 Abalone
  31. 26 Aquaculture in the Aquarium Industry
  32. 27 The Future of Aquaculture
  33. Index
  34. End User License Agreement