Aquaculture and fish-farming

New management programs are suggested, to improve the state of the world''s fisheries.

The intake of food by fishes is an area of study that is of great importance to the applied sciences of fisheries and aquaculture for a number of reasons.

This important title encompasses features of genetic processes in complexly organised population systems of salmonids, one of the most commercially valuable families of fish worldwide.

The farming of the freshwater prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii has developed rapidly during recent years.

Cyprinids rank as one of the most commercially important groups of freshwater fishes and are exploited for many purposes; as a human food source, especially in Europe and Asia; as sport fish; and as ornamental fish for ponds and aquaria.

The oyster trade worldwide is of huge commercial importance, and the demand for high quality oysters is rising all the time.

Over recent years there have been major advances in the application of molecular, biotechnological and genetic techniques to a wide range of aquatic species.

Celebrating the centenary of the Centre for Environment Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (CEFAS) Fisheries Research Laboratory at Lowestoft, UK, this peer-reviewed, edited tome discusses four interwoven themes: The consequences and management of unregulated/unreported catches Competition External drivers and resource behaviour Ecosystems and migration With contributions from fisheries scientists, policy-makers and managers from more than twenty countries, this international volume has evolved from the CEFAS symposium on International Approaches to Management of Shared Fish Stock- Problems and Future Directions.

Living resources of the sea and fresh water have long been an important source of food and economic activity.

The world s stocks of wild fish continue to decline, making the task of finding innovative, sustainable and socially acceptable methods of fisheries management more important than ever.

Lobsters are one of the most commercially important groups of animals harvested and farmed throughout the world.

As the expansion in world aquaculture continues at a very high rate, so does the need for information on feeding of cultivated fish and shellfish.

Crustacean Farming: Ranching and Culture, Second edition.

The current high demand for fish and increased awareness of the role of the environment in supporting human well being has led to a situation where attitudes to inland water resources are changing rapidly.

In the sixteen years since the last edition of Von Brant s classic work was published, fishing and fisheries have undergone vast changes.

If the marine fishing industry is to survive into the future, innovative approaches are necessary.

Atlantic Salmon is a cultural icon throughout its North Atlantic range; it is the focus of probably the World s highest profile recreational fishery and is the basis for one of the World s largest aquaculture industries.

The scallop farming industry continues to expand, providing an important global source of food and revenue.

BEHAVIOR OF MARINE FISHES BEHAVIOR OF MARINE FISHES: Capture Processes and Conservation Challenges Understanding fish behavior in relation to capture processes in marine fisheries is of fundamental importance to reducing bycatch and discards, and to enhancing marine fisheries conservation efforts.

As the ecosystem-based trend in fisheries management continues to be implemented worldwide, a thorough background of this new management approach and resulting implementation strategies is needed.

As the ecosystem-based trend in fisheries management continues to be implemented worldwide, a thorough background of this new management approach and resulting implementation strategies is needed.

Recent developments in DNA marker technologies, in particular the emergence of Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP) discovery, have rendered some of the traditional methods of genetic research outdated.

Health Maintenance and Principal Microbial Diseases of Cultured Fishes, Third Edition is a thoroughly revised and updated version of the classic text.

Health Maintenance and Principal Microbial Diseases of Cultured Fishes, Third Edition is a thoroughly revised and updated version of the classic text.

Shellfish Aquaculture and the Environment focuses primarily on the issues surrounding environmental sustainability of shellfish aquaculture.

Shellfish Aquaculture and the Environment focuses primarily on the issues surrounding environmental sustainability of shellfish aquaculture.

Geostatistics is a branch of spatial statistics that was originally developed for the mining industry.

The collapse of many of the World s fisheries continues to be of major concern and the enhancement of fish stocks through techniques such as ranching is of huge importance and interest across the globe.

Spiny lobsters are among the world's most valuable and highly prized seafoods, captured and marketed in over 90 countries.

The main focus of this book is a review of how the Common Fisheries Policy is enforced throughout the Community, with a discussion of its successes and failures.

This book provides a comprehensive attempt to adopt an 'integrated' interdisciplinary approach to the study of fisheries.

Recreational or sports fishing is a multi-billion dollar industry worldwide and in many countries represents an important social and cultural activity.

Fish have the same stress response and powers of nociception as mammals.

The percid fishes (or perch family) comprise many species including the perch, pikeperch, yellow perch, walleye and the darters.

In this edited work, international experts in fisheries management and ecology review and appraise the status of river fisheries, assessment methodology, constraints on development, issues and options regarding management and associated problems in both temperate and tropical countries.

Fishing provides food, income and employment for millions of people.

Recent decades have witnessed strong declines in fish stocks around the globe, amid growing concerns about the impact of fisheries on marine and freshwater biodiversity.

Seamounts are ubiquitous undersea mountains rising from the ocean seafloor that do not reach the surface.

Published in Cooperation with THE WORLD AQUACULTURE SOCIETY Aquaculture loses millions of dollars in revenue annually due to aquatic animal diseases.

Cichlids are often described as "e;fish with personality.

Genomics is a rapidly growing scientific field with applications ranging from improved disease resistance to increased rate of growth.

Markets, marketing, and trade have become ever more important to growing aquaculture industries worldwide.

Fisheries buybacks are an important strategy being implemented globally in the efforts to produce a more sustainable and profitable fisheries industry.

Published in Cooperation with THE WORLD AQUACULTURE SOCIETY Shrimp is the most important commodity, by value, in the international seafood trade.

Published in Cooperation with THE UNITED STATES AQUACULTURE SOCIETY As aquaculture production continues to grow and develop there is a continuous search for new species to culture to be able to fully exploit new national and international markets.

The authoritative information and advice you need, illustrated throughout with full-color photographs--now revised and redesigned to be even more reader-friendly!

The authoritative information and advice you need, illustrated throughout with full-color photographs--now revised and redesigned to be even more reader-friendly!

Aquaculture Virology, Second Edition covers all the known virus families, and specific diseases that affect each aquatic organism.

Aquatic Plants: Pharmaceutical and Cosmetic Applications provides a concise description of popular aquatic plants found across the globe.

Aquatic Plants: Pharmaceutical and Cosmetic Applications provides a concise description of popular aquatic plants found across the globe.