Books in the Developments in Aquaculture and Fisheries Science series

Seagrasses provide food for sea turtles. They also support complex food webs. This book presents a set of globally applicable techniques for seagrass research. It provides methods for various aspects of seagrass science from basic plant collection to statistical approaches and investigations of plant-animal interaction.

Presents a discussion of the culture of striped bass and other Morone spp. This title includes chapters on reproduction, nutrition, environmental requirements, transportation, economics and fish processing. It features a chapter on water quality that considers the impact water quality has on the production success of Morone.

The purpose of the Frontiers of Shrimp Research symposium was to assess the status of shrimp research in these areas and to further foster the scientific collaboration vital for significant research advances. Based on this symposium, this book is intended for advanced undergraduate/graduate students, mariculturists and research workers.

Introduces the theory and practice of Chinese freshwater fish culture to the world. This work describes fish resources, reproduction, feeding and nutrition, genetics and breeding, fry and fingerling nursing, integrated fish farming, fish culture in lakes, reservoirs, pens and cages, luxury species culture and disease control.

Covers areas of salmonid research that include nutrition, smolt and stress physiology, genetics and biotechnology. This book aims to provide a useful synthesis of the biology and culture of salmonid fishes. It is of interest to students, researchers, fisheries biologists and managers as well as practising aquaculturists.

Fish farming has increased in status equal to cattle farming as a source of food for mankind. Reflecting the changes in both quantity of production and technology in Japanese aquaculture, this work includes aquaculture species and discussions on marine ranching and biotechnology.

The hard clam, Mercenaria mercenaria, is an important commercial, recreational and ecological inhabitant of coastal bays along the east and gulf coasts of the United States. This title presents a summary of the existing knowledge on hard clam. It includes chapters on various aspects of its biology as well as the gray literature on this species.

Links fundamental biological aspects of channel catfish to practical culture techniques. This book provides information on reproductive physiology, genetics, and breeding. It offers a treatment of catfish nutrition, feeds, and feeding practices, water quality management and pond dynamics.

Offers an overview of the world of fisheries management and provides the background to draw conclusions of what is needed to improve management. Covering a range of regimes, case studies and professional perspectives, this book is useful for those involved on fisheries management, assessment, policy making or fisheries development.