Spine title: Environmental impact of freshwater cage and pen fish farming.

This document contains nine FAO commissioned papers on cage aquaculture including a global overview, one country review for China, and seven regional reviews for Asia (excluding China), northern Europe, the Mediterranean, sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, northern America and Oceania. The content of the papers is based on the broad experience and sound knowledge of the authors with advice and help received from many experts and reviewers around the globe. The papers were presented to a distinguished audience of some 300 participants from over 25 countries during the FAO Special Session on Cage Aquaculture - Regional Reviews and Global Overview at the Asian Fisheries Society (AFS) Second International Symposium on Cage Aquaculture in Asia (CAA2), held in Hangzhou, China, from 3 to 8 July 2006.

Aquaculture Facilities and Equipment is a practical resource on the technical aspects needed for experts in the field to understand a high-performance aquaculture facility, its design and form, and the materials and systems used within the facility. The book is written at a level suitable for both field experts and students alike. It includes topics such as pond construction machinery, pumps for aquaculture, aeration for aquaculture, fish feeders, filtration systems in aquaculture, hatchery, raceways and tanks, and cage and pen culture. This book is based on 30 years of research that is presented as a useful reference to enhance efficient aquaculture production. It will be very helpful for experts working in related fields of fishery development and for those teaching fishery science and engineering courses. - Includes numerical equations for solving practical problems within an aquacultural facility - Combines knowledge of aquaculture science that is supported by relevant engineering inputs that boost production - Presents information on different types of traditional breeding, including hapa breeding, glass jar incubators, bundh breeding, induced carp breeding, hypophysation, and GnRH based inducing agents

Over the past few years, it has become more and more obvious that fish farming will become increasingly important in the future. As fish farming moves into its industrial phase, technology will be an important factor in determining its successful development. It is therefore important for scientists & representatives from the aquaculture industry to meet to define state of the art and explore future development of fish farming technology for different fish species. 81 papers and abstracts were presented at the conference. The proceedings reflect the different sections of the conference: the plenum sessions and three parallel sessions: Juvenile marine fish, open production plants, closed production plants and poster sessions.

Captive Seawater Fishes: Science and Technology Stephen Spotte "The book is clearly a labor of love, and one must admire the author's boundless enthusiasm and breadth of scholarship." —New Scientist A seamlessly clear treatise on the science and technology of maintaining seawater fishes for purposes of aquaculture and public exhibition. Captive Seawater Fishes is the first book to bring together in one volume the disciplines of seawater chemistry, process engineering, and fish physiology, behavior, nutrition, and health. Richly illustrating the interplay between living fishes and the chemical and sensory stimuli of their environment, the book details: chemical processes controlling carbonate stability in seawater; the effect of captivity on physiological processes; sensory processes of fishes, including vision, hearing, and electroreception; diseases of seawater fishes and treatment methods; and more. 1991 (0-471-54554-6) 976 pp. Surveys of Fisheries Resources Donald R. Gunderson The intensive exploitation of fisheries resources has heightened the reliance in the industry on statistical surveying as a means of monitoring the abundance and age composition of existing fish reserves. Here is the first comprehensive look at the unique challenges and problems of fisheries surveying. Covering everything from survey design, bottom trawl surveys, acoustic surveys, to egg and larval surveys and direct counts, as well as the assumptions and limitations surrounding each method, the book is an exhaustive, yet practical guide to designing accurate, cost-effective fisheries surveys. 1993 (0-471-54735-2) 256 pp. Aquatic Pollution: An Introductory Text, Second Edition Edward A. Laws Regarded as the most complete introduction available on the subject, Aquatic Pollution details the ecological principles and toxicological fundamentals behind the phenomenon as well as the latest information on the factors affecting our polluted aquatic environment. Featuring case studies and specific examples, the book systematically examines such problems as urban runoff, sewage disposal, thermal pollution, nutrient loading, industrial wastewater discharges, and oil pollution. The new Second Edition includes three new chapters on groundwater pollution. acid rain, and plastics in the sea, as well as updated and expanded information on eutrophication, pathogens in water supplies, radioactive waste disposal, toxic metals, and pesticide use. 1993 (0-471-58883-0) 611 pp.

The Handbook on small-scale freshwater fish farming provides a wealth of simply presented and illustrated information on freshwater fish farming in ponds, pens and cages, compiled form five booklets published on the subject in FAO s Better Farming Series between 1979 and 1990. Here is an improved format, particulars of pond, pen and cage location, construction and management are covered in outlines that can be modified to suit local conditions. The handbook is primarily intended to help workers, technicians and teachers present their knowledge of freshwater fish farming to small-scale farmers. For example, it can be used as a trainers aid in conjunction with the five original booklets, which can be distributed among trainees. The handbook ends with a set of questions that could be used to tests the trainees comprehension. Contents Chapter 1: Introduction; What is fish farming?, Why do we raise fish?, What do you need to raise fish?, How do we begin?; Chapter 2: Locating your Fish Farm; Where to put your fish pond, Water supply, Soil quality, Testing soil; Chapter 3: Constructing Fish Ponds; How large should your pond be?, How to build a 20 by 20 metre pond; Chapter 4: Inlets to Let Water into the Pond; Simple inlets, A better inlet; Chapter 5: Outlets to Let Water Out of the Pond; Simple outlets, A better outlet, Another kind of outlet: the monk, Improving your pipe outlet, Using a siphon to drain your pond; Chapter 6: Bringing Water to your Ponds; Raising the level of your water supply, Digging a supply ditch, Digging a return ditch, Building a sluice to control the water flow; Chapter 7: Controlling the Water in the Pond; Overflow, Controlling trash and fish: screens; Chapter 8: Preparing your Pond; Before filling the pond, Fertilizing the water, How to make plant compost, How to make animal compost, Building a crib, Putting fertilizer into the crib, When is your pond ready?; Chapter 9: Stocking your Pond with Baby Fish; Growing your own baby fish, Feeding the fish in your nursery pond, Using your baby fish, Transporting your baby fish, Putting baby fish into your pond; Chapter 10: Taking Care of your Pond; Chapter 11: Taking Care of your Fish; Feeding your growing fish, Providing good water for your fish; Chapter 12: Harvesting your Pond; Harvesting without draining the water, Harvesting by draining part of the water, Harvesting by draining all of the water, Harvesting fish when you have a monk, Harvesting inside the pond, Harvesting outside the pond, Harvesting many fish, What to do with your baby fish; Chapter 13: Beginning Again; Chapter 14: Improving Farm Management; Growing fish all year round, Growing only male fish; Chapter 15: Producing Fish in Pens; Locating fish pens, How large should your pen be?, Building a pen, Putting baby fish into your pen, Feeding fish in pens, Taking care of your fish in a pen, Taking care of your fish pen, Harvesting fish in pens, Starting again; Chapter 16: Producing Fish in Cages; Locating fish cages, Building a cage, Building a simple post cage, Building a simple floating cage, Building a better floating cage, Putting baby fish in the cage, Feeding fish in cages, Taking care of your fish in a cage, Taking care of the cage, Harvesting fish in cages, Starting again; Chapter 17: Your Farm and your Fish Ponds; Chapter 18: Keeping you and your Family Healthy.