The freshwater eels, the Anguillids, have increasingly become the focus of attention for fisheries managers, scientists, researchers, policy makers, conservation bodies and other stakeholders.
This book addresses pertinent issues relating to microplastic pollution including its sources and sink of the microplastics and their environmental fate.
This expanded and fully updated Second Edition of the most comprehensive and successful book on lobsters, comprises contributions from many of the world s experts, each providing core information for all those working in lobster biology, fisheries research and management and lobster aquaculture.
Physiology of Molluscs: A Collection of Selected Reviews is an informative two-volume sent that brings together some of the most important recent and unique developments in molluscan physiology.
Abetted by recent technological advances in scanning and transmission electron microscopy, as well as new preparative methods, these contributions examine crustacean anatomy, demonstrating (or at least inferring) the functions of morphological features.
Infinity Fish: Economics and the Future of Fish and Fisheries is a practical and science-based reference that demonstrates how to value the benefits from restored marine ecosystems to sustain ocean and fishery resources for years to come.
During the first half of the twentieth century, Canadian fisheries regularly produced more fish than markets could absorb, driving down profits and wages.
A comprehensive handbook, covering all aspects of the Atlantic cod including the biology, ecology, life histories, behaviour, commercial exploitation and conservation Not only is Atlantic cod one of the most valuable food fish in the world s oceans, it is an important component of North Atlantic ecosystems and has been subject to much research into its biology, ecology and exploitation.
This exciting new book grew out of an international symposium held at FAO, Rome in July 2008, but it is not just a collection of papers from that symposium.
Biology and Culture of Portunid Crabs of World Seas provides an abundance of valuable first-hand information about the diversity, biology, ecology culture of the portunid crabs of the word seas.
Our purpose in the book is to give an overview to start the location specific fish based farming system in the land locked states of the NE Region of India where suitable land is constrain for aquaculture.
The Atlantic salmon is one of the most prized and exploited species worldwide, being at the centre of a massive sports fishing industry and increasingly as the major farmed species in many countries worldwide.
A natural long-chain polymer, chitin is the main component of the cell walls of fungi, the exoskeletons of arthropods (including crustaceans and insects), the radulas of mollusks, and the beaks and internal shells of cephalopods.
This book deals with chemosensory systems of fishes and covers the well known olfactory and the gustatory senses as well as the less popular solitary chemosensory cells.
The North Pacific Research Board (NPRB) was established by Congress in 1997 to recommend marine research activities to the Secretary of Commerce on or relating to the fisheries or marine ecosystem in the North Pacific Ocean, Bering Sea, Arctic Ocean, and related bodies of water.
Good fish health and welfare are essential components of sustainable aquaculture and, in this regard, fish parasites constitute a major constraint to production.
The international Encyclopaedia of Fishes and Fishery Culture comprises a set of seven volume dealing with the complete aspects of fishes and fishery culture fives a comprehensive overview of the fishery science and also offers diverse information on the subject of fishery culture to make the readers upo date with the latest developments in this field where scientific information has not only been fast but enormousness too in the last deaden It begins by emphasizing the abundance and diversity of fishes and the contraction environments in which they live Biological interrelationships are fully discussed and fishes with features of special interest are highlighted whether they are economically significant or not
Topics covered in this volume include: transformation morphology on structures in the head of cichlid fishes; the structure and function of fish liver; atretic follicles and corpora lutea in the ovaries of fishes; effects of gill dimension on respiration; and the efects of pesticides on fish.
Pinnipeds are a fascinating group of marine mammals that play a crucial role as apex predators and sentinels of the functioning and health of marine ecosystems.
Handbook of Food and Feed From Microalgae: Production, Application, Regulation, and Sustainability is a comprehensive resource on all aspects of using microalgae in food and feed.
The present work evaluates the toxic effects of some environmental stressors on fish eggs and larvae and describes the biomarker responses of fish from locations with varying levels of pollution.
While artificial reefs may have much to offer, they remain an anecdote in the greater scheme of fisheries management, primarily due to the lack of data specific to validating their use.
Recreational or sports fishing is a multi-billion dollar industry worldwide and in many countries represents an important social and cultural activity.
This important book draws together, for the first time, a vast wealth of information on all major aspects of the farming of Arctic charr, a highly prized and commercially valuable salmonid.
Ideal for professionals and general readers alike, this book covers a Iar ge number of scientific terms in fisheries, their particular meanings and explanations in a succinct and lucid manner.
The revised edition of the comprehensive book that explores the principles and applications of aquaculture engineering Since the publication of the first edition of Aquaculture Engineering there have been many advances in the industry.
The international Encyclopaedia of Fishes and Fishery Culture comprises a set of seven volume dealing with the complete aspects of fishes and fishery culture fives a comprehensive overview of the fishery science and also offers diverse information on the subject of fishery culture to make the readers upo date with the latest developments in this field where scientific information has not only been fast but enormousness too in the last deaden It begins by emphasizing the abundance and diversity of fishes and the contraction environments in which they live Biological interrelationships are fully discussed and fishes with features of special interest are highlighted whether they are economically significant or not
The success of the first volume of The Biology of Sea Turtles revealed a need for broad but comprehensive reviews of major recent advances in sea turtle biology.
The World of Sea Cucumbers: Challenges, Advances, and Innovations provides broad coverage of sea cucumber biology, ecology, fisheries, aquaculture, and trade while also bringing forward novel cultural, socioeconomic and scientific topics related to commercial and non-commercial species worldwide.
Over the last two decades, the scientific and popular media have been bombarded by gloom and doom stories of the future of fisheries, the status of fish stocks, and the impact of fishing on marine ecosystems.
Molluscan Shellfish Aquaculture: A Practical Guide is a readable, useable, and com-prehensive source of information for all those interested in growing shellfish.
Recent Advances in Aquaculture Microbial Technology emphasizes various topics on microbiology related technology for aquaculture development and discusses different types of microbiological applications, thus serving as an all-inclusive reference which consolidates microbial technologies adopted in the field.
This new volume addresses the environmental impacts of pollution on freshwater aquatic ecosystems and presents sustainable management and remediation practices and advanced technology help to address the different types of pollutants.
The international Encyclopaedia of Fishes and Fishery Culture comprises a set of seven volume dealing with the complete aspects of fishes and fishery culture fives a comprehensive overview of the fishery science and also offers diverse information on the subject of fishery culture to make the readers upo date with the latest developments in this field where scientific information has not only been fast but enormousness too in the last deaden It begins by emphasizing the abundance and diversity of fishes and the contraction environments in which they live Biological interrelationships are fully discussed and fishes with features of special interest are highlighted whether they are economically significant or not
