Aquaculture and fish-farming

The Physiology of Tropical Fishes is the 21st volume of the well-known Fish Physiology series and consists of 12 chapters.

The presence of concentrations of organic substances and cations in seawater is a matter of increasing concern to the water industry, environmentalists and the general public alike.

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.

Marine Bivalve Mollusks and Emerging Pollutants: Toxicological Impacts provides the most updated and comprehensive knowledge of the toxicological impacts of a variety of emerging pollutants on marine bivalve mollusk species.

The first book to chronicle the global history of oysters, the current state of the oyster farming industryincluding a how-to guide for starting a farmand the promising environmental solutions that oyster farming presents in this age of food challenges and climate change.

Humpback Dolphins (Sousa spp.

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.

With the decline in world fish stocks, our knowledge of fish reproduction has become fundamental.

Increased industrialization and urbanization has polluted the marine environment, the largest ecosystem.

Fish is a rich source of animal protein and its culture is an efficient protein food production system from aquatic environment.

Advances in Marine Biology, Volume 93, the latest release in this comprehensive serial, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters written by an international board of authors.

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

Modern Fisheries Engineering: Realizing a Healthy and Sustainable Marine Ecosystem is a compendium of the latest and most cutting-edge information on the diversity of technical aspects associated with Fisheries Engineering.

Biotechnology - the use of biological systems or living organisms in production processes - has a wide range of useful applications in fisheries and aquaculture.

Over the past few years, it has become more and more obvious that fish farming will become increasingly important in the future.

The iconic and beautiful Great Barrier Reef Marine Park is home to one of the most diverse ecosystems in the world.

This book presents a broad overview of pollution issues facing climatic, economic, and legal globalization.

Ever-increasing interest in oceanography and marine biology and their relevance to global environmental issues create a demand for authoritative reviews summarizing the results of recent research.

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.

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.

Currently, Decision Making Models for Aquaculture Farming Development has 7 chapters.

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.

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.

Scallops are among the better known shellfish and are widely distributed throughout the world.

This volume comprises the proceedings of a symposium on marine mammal survey assessment methods, which took place in Seattle, Washington, USA.

Tilapia are a group of cichlid fish endemic to tropical freshwater in Africa, Jordan and Israel, that are extremely nutritious and in high global demand.

This book gathers current data on the two types of fish metamorphoses and their endocrine controls.

Since Britain joined the European Economic Community in the mid-1970s, the fishing industry along our coasts has been under pressure from overfishing.

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

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

Stephen Spotte, Mote Marine Laboratory, Sarasota, Florida, USA Tarpons arose from an ancient lineage, and just two species exist today, confined to the tropics and subtropics: Megalops atlanticus in the western and eastern Atlantic and Megalops cyprinoides distributed widely across the Indo-West Pacific.

A comprehensive and authoritative synthesis on the successful production of fish larvae Success Factors for Fish Larval Production is a vital resource that includes the most current understanding of larval biology, in the context of larval production.

A global blue economy is an economic arena that depends on the benefits and values realized from the coastal and marine environments.

The purpose of this book is to present the state of knowledge concerning nutrition and point out directions for future work for the Echinodermata, an ancient group which shows great diversity in form and function, and whose feeding activities can have great environmental impact.

Damselfishes (Pomacentridae) are highly conspicuous, diurnal inhabitants of mainly reef areas, capturing the attention of many scientists.

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.

This book discusses how to use the wastewaters, liquid biowastes and soils unfit for agriculture to economically viable aquaculture practices; and putting the emphasis on, aquaculture posology, the science of quantification and administration of doses in aquatic health and aquaculture management.

The global market for seafood products continues to increase year by year.

Since the first volume of The Biology of Sea Turtles was published in 1997, the field has grown and matured in ways few of the authors would have predicted-particularly in the areas of physiology, behavior, genetics, and health.

First published in 1993, The Biology of the Southern Ocean has been referred to as international research at its best and an invaluable reference.

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

Seafood is one of the most traded commodities worldwide.

Fish constitute an important natural renewable resource and any reduction in their ability to propagate as a result of human interference may have significant socioeconomic consequences.

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

Fish culture is a sector of the national economy concerned with breeding fish to increase and improve fish stocks.

Advances in Marine Biology has been providing in-depth and up-to-date reviews on all aspects of marine biology since 1963--over 40 years of outstanding coverage!

This, the third volume in the series Climate Change and Fish Health, describes how finfish in cage culture and their pathogens are directly or indirectly affected by ongoing changes to the environment.

Oceanography and Marine Biology: An Annual Review remains one of the most cited sources in marine science.

This book provides an introduction to sustainable aquaculture practices, focusing on how we develop social, economic and environmental resilience.