Tropical Mariculture

About this book

The cultivation of organisms in warm marine waters is a developing area as greater demands are placed on the production of aquatic food from traditional resources. This book addresses the development of mariculture in the tropics and brings together chapters written by world experts in the field.

Contents

S.S. De Silva, Tropical Mariculture: Current Status and Prospects. M.J. Phillips, Tropical Mariculture and Coastal Environmental Integrity. J.H. Primavera, Shrimp Culture in the Tropics and Its Long Term Sustainability. H. Kohno, Early Life History Features Influencing Larval Survival of Cultivated Tropical Finfish. P.C. Southgate and G.J. Partridge, Developments of Artificial Diets for Marine Finfish Larvae: Problems and Prospects. A. Tacon and U.C. Barg, Major Challenges to Feed Development for Marine and Diadromous Finfish and Crustaceans. A. Colorni, Pathobiology of Marine Organisms Cultured in the Tropics. W. Knibb, G. Gorshkova, and S. Gorshkova, Genetic Improvement of Cultured Marine Finfish: Case Studies. T. Yanagisawa, The Biology and Culture of Sea Cucumber. M. Joseph, Mussel and Oyster Culture. C.S. Lee, Culture of Marine Finfish Species of the Pacific. T. Bagarinao, Historical and Current Trends in Milkfish Farming in the Philippines. L. Tak-Seng, Grouper Culture. M.A. Rimmer and D.J. Russel, Aspects of the Biology and Culture of Lates calcarifer. Subject Index.

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Biography

Sena S. De Silva is a chairmember in the Aquaculture Department at Deakin University, Australia. He has over 25 years of experience in aquaculture and fisheries management. De Silva has had numerous articles published relating to aquaculture, in addition to co-authoring a text and editing many others. He is a founding member of the Asian Fisheries Society, serving on its council for nine years and is currently Editor-in-Chief of its journal.