Responsible marine aquaculture /

• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2002.
• Subjects: Mariculture > Management.; Mariculture > Environmental aspects.; Animal Genetics and Breeding, (New March 2000); Aquaculture (Animals); Aquatic Biology and Ecology.; Pollution and Degradation.; Forage and Feed Processing.; Recreational Facilities and Management, (New March 2000); Animal Wastes.; Plants.; Angling.; Animal wastes.; Aquaculture.; Ecosystems.; Environmental impact.; Fish culture.; Fish meal.; Fish production.; Fishery management.; Genetics.; Habitats.; Mangroves.; Polyculture.; Seafoods.; Shrimp culture.; Stocking density.; Stocking rate.; Trees.; Water recreation.; Woody plants.; Electronic books.
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• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xv, 391 pages) : illustrations, maps, charts; Also available in print format.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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This book contains 17 chapters. Topics covered are: management of marine aquaculture: the sustainability challenge; marine mammals and aquaculture: conflicts and potential resolutions; recreational fishing and aquaculture: throwing a line into the pond; aquaculture: opportunity of threat to traditional capture fishermen; advances in marine stock enhancement: shifting emphasis to theory and accountability; aquatic polyculture and balanced ecosystem management: new paradigms for seafood production; the role of marine aquaculture facilities as habitats and ecosystems; mangroves and coastal aquaculture; environmental effects associated with marine netpen waste with emphasis on salmon farming in the Pacific Northwest; issues associated with non-indigenous species in marine aquaculture; genetic changes in marine aquaculture species and the potential for impacts on natural populations; what role does genetics play in responsible aquaculture; understanding the interaction of extractive and fed aquaculture using ecosystem modelling; shrimp farm effluents; fish meal: historical uses, production trends and future outlook for sustainable supplies; the use of wild-caught juveniles in coastal aquaculture and its application to coral reef fishes; contending with criticism: sensible responses in an age of advocacy.