Aquaculture: An Introductory Text

by Robert R. Stickney, Delbert M. Gatlin III

Providing a broad and readable overview of the subject, this updated fourth edition of An Introductory Text covers issues associated with sustainable aquaculture development, culture systems, hatchery methods, nutrition and feeding of aquaculture species, reproductive strategies, harvesting, and many other topics. 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, as well as live foods, such as algae and rotifers that are used to feed larval shrimp and marine fish.

Thoroughly updated and revised, this essential textbook now
Aquaculture remains one of the most rapidly growing agricultural disciplines, and this book remains an essential resource for all students of aquaculture and related disciplines.

360 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 2005

Reviews

[Metatron · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm surprised this book doesn't have many ratings and has zero reviews on GR. I voluntarily sought this book and read it to inform myself on the topic that is aquaculture so I could write a synthesis on its hazards for human welfare, and I'm surprised how there are virtually no reviews on the book's content at all on any of the websites I found. I didn't end up using the book for reference on my synthesis, but it was nonetheless a great piece of literature to learn many new things. Books like this are one of those prized jewels with years of research in them which you can cram in a couple of hours, available for everyone, yet hardly anyone seeks it. This is, unfortunately, a topic few people are interested in. If only people knew how perilous industrial aquaculture is for the environment and our own social and physical welfare, then they'd be a little more interested.

Great book for understanding how unsustainable aquaculture is, how hazardous the fishes' diets are for our own health and the challenges aquaculture workers face in the industry.