Aquaculture and fish-farming

According to Labour Canada, workers in the offshore fishery are more likely to be injured than workers in mining, construction, or forestry.

Using the extensive papers of the firm Charles Robin and Company of Jersey and Paspebiac, and the records of the Jersey mercantile establishment, Rosemary Ommer presents a detailed case study of commodity trade, uncovering the development, function, and strengths and weaknesses of all aspects of the fishery.

Doyle (1874-1961) was founder and first general manager of a major consolidation of packing companies, British Columbia Packers Association (established in 1902), which became British Columbia Packers Ltd.

Fur seals and sea lions are charismatic, large carnivores that engage us with both their skill and playful antics.

Fur seals and sea lions are charismatic, large carnivores that engage us with both their skill and playful antics.

Squat lobsters of the superfamilies Chirostyloidea and Galatheoidea are highly visible crustaceans on seamounts, continental margins, shelf environments, hydrothermal vents and coral reefs.

Squat lobsters of the superfamilies Chirostyloidea and Galatheoidea are highly visible crustaceans on seamounts, continental margins, shelf environments, hydrothermal vents and coral reefs.

Referred to as the 'Spiny Crayfishes' due to impressive arrays of spines on their hard armoured shells, Euastacus crayfish are the largest of the 10 genera of Australian freshwater crayfish.

Referred to as the 'Spiny Crayfishes' due to impressive arrays of spines on their hard armoured shells, Euastacus crayfish are the largest of the 10 genera of Australian freshwater crayfish.

CSIRO went to sea in 1936, when it established a Fisheries Investigation Section.

This book traces the discovery of Australia's fishes from the earliest days of taxonomy to the first part of the 20th century.

This book traces the discovery of Australia’s fishes from the earliest days of taxonomy to the first part of the 20th century.

Are we making the best use of water?

Are we making the best use of water?

As well as being a culture environment for fish and crustaceans, an aquaculture pond is a rich and complex ecosystem that is dominated by the microbial community.

This edition includes a chapter on water quality plus the latest findings in yabby farming.

Adapting Agriculture to Climate Change is a fundamental resource for primary industry professionals, land managers, policy makers, researchers and students involved in preparing Australia's primary industries for the challenges and opportunities of climate change.

As well as being a culture environment for fish and crustaceans, an aquaculture pond is a rich and complex ecosystem that is dominated by the microbial community.

This edition includes a chapter on water quality plus the latest findings in yabby farming.

Freshwater Fishes of North-Eastern Australia provides details of the ecology, systematics, biogeography and management of 79 species of native fish present in the region.

Freshwater Fishes of North-Eastern Australia provides details of the ecology, systematics, biogeography and management of 79 species of native fish present in the region.

This is a practical guide for people in the aquaculture industry and for those about to enter it.

Adapting Agriculture to Climate Change is a fundamental resource for primary industry professionals, land managers, policy makers, researchers and students involved in preparing Australia’s primary industries for the challenges and opportunities of climate change.

This is a practical guide for people in the aquaculture industry and for those about to enter it.

An overview of ecosystem-based management of fisheries, with contributions from some of the world''s leading fisheries scientists, managers and conservationists.

An overview of ecosystem-based management of fisheries, with contributions from some of the world''s leading fisheries scientists, managers and conservationists.

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.