Cage Aquaculture, 3rd Edition

Summary

Since the first edition of this book, 17 years ago, aquaculture has consolidated its position as an important means of producing food and as a contributor to global food security. Cage aquaculture too has continued to expand apace. The third edition of this important, useful and well-received book maintains the original aim of providing a thorough synthesis of information on cages and cage aquaculture practices with data and examples encompassing all major world regions.Fully updated, the book's comprehensive contents include details of the origin and principles of cage aquaculture and an overview of its current position. Contents of the chapters following include key information on cage design and construction, site selection, environmental impacts and environmental capacity, management, and potential problems in cage aquaculture systems. A comprehensive reference list and index are included to help readers.The volume is essential reading for all personnel involved in fish and shellfish farms that use cages, and for all those embarking on a career in aquaculture. Cage manufacturers and others supplying the aquaculture trade will find much of commercial use within the book. All those involved in aquaculture research and equipment design should have a copy of this most useful book. All libraries in universities and research establishments where aquaculture, environmental science, aquatic science, fish biology and fisheries are studied and taught should have several copies on their shelves.

Preface
Acknowledgements
Cage Aquaculture - Origins And Principles
Principles of aquaculture
Rearing facilities
The origins of cage culture
Cage Aquaculture - An Overview
Diversity of cage types
Cages and cage aquaculture
Cage culture and aquaculture
Advantages and disadvantages of cage culture
Cage Design And Construction
Size, shape and materials
Traditional designs
Modern designs
Current force on a single panel of a net cage (from Løland 1993a)
Example of computation of cage flotation computation
Calculation of the buoyancy of a 3 x 3 x 3 m bamboo cage (see Section 3.3.2)
Site Selection
Environmental criteria for farmed aquatic species
Environmental criteria for cages
Site facilities and management
Concluding remarks
Environmental Impacts And Environmental Capacity
Resource consumptiion
The cage aquaculture process
Wastes
Modelling environmental capacity
Example of intensive cage rainbow trout production assessment for a temperate natural lake
Example of extensive cage tilapia production for a tropical reservoir
Example of semi-intensive cage tilapia production assessment for a tropical lake
Management
Transport and stocking
Feeds and feeding
Routine management
Problems
Currents
Disease
Drifting objects
Fouling
Oxygen
Security
Predators and scavengers
Wastes
Weather and climate
Example of calculation for aeration system design for freshwater rainbow trout cage
References
Index
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