Aquaculture: An Introductory Text 4th Edition

Aquaculture: An Introductory Text, 4th Edition: Your Comprehensive Guide

This book provides a broad and readable overview of the subject, covering issues associated with sustainable aquaculture development, culture systems, hatchery methods, and the nutrition and feeding of aquaculture species. While its main focus is on the culture of fish, molluscs, and crustaceans for food, the book also covers other forms of aquaculture, such as the production of seaweeds, recreational fish, and ornamental species.

Key Features

• Updated Content: Thoroughly updated and revised, this book includes increased coverage of open-ocean cage culture and sea lice issues with salmon culture, as well as significant progress made in nutrition, including the move away from fishmeal and fish oil in feed.
• New Information: It includes information on biofloc technology uses, predictive impacts of climate change, probiotics, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the aquaculture community.
• Comprehensive Statistics: The book features updated aquaculture production statistics and lists of approved anaesthetics.
• Broad Scope: The book also covers the production of seaweeds, recreational fish and ornamental species, as well as live foods, such as algae and rotifers.
• Essential Resource: As aquaculture remains one of the most rapidly growing agricultural disciplines, this book remains an essential resource for all students of aquaculture and related disciplines.