Aquaculture [OP]: An Introductory Text / Edition 3

by Robert R. Stickney

Overview

Providing a broad and readable overview of the subject, this updated third edition of Aquaculture: An Introductory Text covers issues associated with sustainable aquaculture development, culture systems, hatchery methods, nutrition and feeding of aquaculture species, reproductive strategies, harvesting and many other topics. While its main focus is on the culture of fish, molluscs and crustaceans for food, the book also covers other forms of aquaculture, such as the production of seaweeds, recreational fish and ornamental species, and live foods such as algae and rotifers that are used to feed larval shrimp and marine fish.

Thoroughly updated and revised, the third edition of this essential textbook now includes:

* Increased coverage of species under culture
* Increased scope to cover species for enhancement, recreational fishing, commercial fishing and aquaria
* Newly developed culture systems
* Information on predictive impacts of climate change
* Updated aquaculture production statistics

Aquaculture remains one of the most rapidly growing agricultural disciplines and this book remains an essential resource for all undergraduate students of aquaculture and related disciplines.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781786390103
Publisher:	CABI
Publication date:	01/04/2017
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	352
Product dimensions:	7.50(w) x 9.62(h) x (d)

About the Author

Following a PhD in oceanography at Florida State University, Robert R. Stickney took roles at Georgia Southern College, Texas A&M University, Southern Illinois University and the University of Washington. He returned to Texas A&M University in 1996, acting as Professor in the department of Oceanography and Director of the Sea Grant College Program. Stickney retired in 2011, as Professor emeritus at Texas A&M, and has continued to update his introductory student textbook Aquaculture. He is a member of the American Fisheries Society, National Geographic Society, and World Aquaculture Society.

Table of Contents

Foreword
1. General Overview of Aquaculture
2. Getting Started
3. Culture Systems
4. Understanding and Maintaining Water Quality
5. Diseases and Parasites of Aquaculture Species
6. Reproduction and Early Rearing
7. Prepared Feeds
8. Aquatic Animal Nutrition
9. Additional Topics

Editorial Reviews

"This is a book written for anyone who is interested in starting an aquaculture unit either for recreation or for a farming situation. This book is one that would be of great benefit to everyone from the beginner to the hobbyist-enthusiast, or for anyone studying aquaculture."

Oreta M. Samples

"A very useful compilation of information relating to aquaculture topics that will prove competitive in the textbook market, and the book is likely to find service as a student text at several colleges and universities. Through its broad and relatively clear coverage of a diverse range of topics the book meets most of the needs of the undergraduate student taking an introductory course in aquaculture as part of a degree programme in aquatic biosciences, agriculture or applied animal sciences."—Aquaculture International

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