Finfish Aquaculture Diversification

About this book

There is considerable global interest in the culture of fish species both for cold and warm water aquaculture development. Essential information on the biology, domestication and aquacultural characteristics of a wide selection of novel and established species is provided in the form of technical sheets, species descriptions and rearing practices, making this a must-have reference in the field of aquacultural science. The book also offers a basic framework in order to support investment strategies for research and development efforts aimed at the emergence of a profitable finfish aquaculture industry and presents a rationale of species diversification, different approaches to species selection and the basic economical and market considerations governing the launch of strategic development and commercialization efforts.

Contents

Part 1. Aquaculture Diversification: An Introduction; 1. Achievements and Challenges; 2. The Rearing Environment; 3. Feeds and Feeding; 4. Farmed Species and Their Characteristics; 5. Considerations for the Selection and Commercialization of New or Alternate Species; 6. A Systematic-Market Approach to Species Diversification: a French case-study; 7. The Agribusiness Approach: an Australian case-study; 8. Biological And Technical Approach: a Site-specific and Productivity-based Analysis; Part 2. Finfish Species Description & Biotechnical Analysis; 9. The Sturgeons (Family Acipenseridae); 10. The Milkfish (Family Chanidae); 11. The Catfish (Family Ictaluridae); 12. The Salmonids (Family Salmonidae); 13. The Codfishes (Family Gadidae); 14. The Snooks (Family Centropomidae); 15. The Temperate Basses (Family Moronidae); 16. Sea Breams and Porgies (Family Sparidae); 17. The Tilapia (Family Cichlidae); 18. Drum-fish or Croakers (Family Sciaenidae); 19. The Wolffishes (Family Anarhichadidae); 20. The Tunas (Family Scombridae); 21. The Flatfishes (Order Pleuronectiformes); 22. Temperate And Cold-Water Finfish Species Analysis; 23. Warm-Water Finfish Species Analysis; Part 3. Market and Economical Analysis; 24. Marketing New Species; 25. Diversification Pays: Economic Perspectives on Investments in Diversified Aquaculture; Part 4. Future Perspectives; 26. Off-Shore and Recirculation Technologies; 27. Valorization of Aquaculture By-products; 28. Organic and Green Labelling; 29. The Future of Aquaculture: Insights from the Economic Theory.

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