Book name : Aquaculture An Introductory Text

Writer : R. R. Stickney   2005 

Contents
Preface x
1 The Who, What, When and Where
of Aquaculture 1
Definitions 1
Why Aquaculture? 3
History 3
Culture Objectives 8
Common Aquaculture Species 12
World Aquaculture Production 20
A Question of Sustainability 23
Opposition and Response 25
Regulation of Aquaculture 36
2 Getting Started 40
Deciding What to Produce and Where to Do it 40
The Business of Aquaculture 41
The Business Plan 42
Water: the Common Factor 45
Municipal water 45
Runoff water 46
Surface water 46
Groundwater 47
Culture System Options 49
Ponds 49
Raceways 61
Cage and net pen systems 76
Various forms of mollusc culture 80
Seaweed culture: the Nori example 84
The challenges of marine systems 86
Other Issues 90
Effluent disposal 90
Pests and predators 91

3 Understanding and Maintaining Water Quality 95
The Range of Variables 95
Variables to Measure Frequently 96
Temperature 97
Dissolved oxygen 99
pH 105
Ammonia 106
Nitrite 108
Plant nutrients 109
Salinity 116
Variables to measure periodically 119
Other Factors 121
Light 121
Substrate 125
Suspended solids 126
Carrying capacity 127
4 The Healthy Fish is a Happy Fish 132
Disease Array and Role of Stress 132
Keeping it Clean 135
Diagnosing the Problem 137
Treatment Options 139
Chemicals 142
Antibiotics 143
Vaccines 144
Nutrients 147
Common Aquaculture Diseases 149
Viral diseases 149
Bacterial diseases 150
Fungal diseases 151
Protozoan parasites 152
Helminth parasites 153
Copepod parasites 153
5 The Basics of Reproduction
and Early Rearing 158
How Aquaculture Animals Reproduce 158
Closing the Life Cycle 159
Identifying the Sexes 161
Controlling Spawning 162
Examples of Spawning Methods 164
Builders and burrowers 164
Tank spawners 174
Providing Live Food 180
Rotifers 181
Brine shrimp 183
Controlling Sex 184
Hybridization 184 

Feeding hormones 185
Gynogenesis 185
Sterilization 186
Genetic Engineering 187
6 Prepared Feeds 192
Rationale and Material Covered 192
Types of Prepared Feed 193
Particle size 193
Particle form 195
Nutritional value 196
Feed Ingredients and Additives 198
Feed Manufacture 201
Pressure pelleting 202
Extrusion 203
Storage and Presentation 204
Feeding Practices 207
Determining Feeding Rate 209
Feed Conversion 211
7 Basics of Nutrition 218
Energy and Growth 218
Proteins 220
Lipids 223
Carbohydrates 225
Vitamins 226
Minerals 230
Harmful Substances and Off-flavours 233
8 Finishing Up 241
Introduction 241
Harvesting 241
Harvesting extensive culture systems 243
Harvesting intensive systems 245
Specialized harvesting methods 247
Live-hauling 248
Fee-fishing 251
Processing and Marketing 253
Potential Aquaculture Moneymakers 255
My Crystal Ball 256