Coldwater Fisheries and Aquaculture Management: Technology for Sustainable Food Production

Coldwater Fisheries and Aquaculture Management: Technology for Sustainable Food Production is a comprehensive book that provides valuable information on coldwater fish farming and fisheries management, including new research and technological advances. It aims to understand the underlying mechanisms of coldwater physiology of fishes and explore genetic modification, phytobiotic-based feed, and nutritional requirements. The book also addresses challenges such as fish bacterial diseases, climate change, and water pollution and offers strategies for sustainable management.

Format: Hardback
Length: 440 pages
Publication date: 01 December 2023
Publisher: Apple Academic Press Inc.

This comprehensive book serves as a valuable resource for both coldwater fish farming and coldwater fisheries management, encompassing a wealth of essential information on recent research and technological advancements. Its primary objective is to provide a deep understanding of the underlying mechanisms of coldwater physiology in fishes, which is crucial for effective fishery management and the full exploitation of their vast potential in aquaculture.

Coldwater Fisheries and Aquaculture Management: Technology for Sustainable Food Production delves into intricate aspects related to reproductive biology and endocrinology in coldwater fishes, including gonadal development, maturation, vitellogenesis, steroidogenesis, whole genome information, transcriptomics, proteomics, and other relevant fields. It also explores genetic modification techniques in coldwater fishes, the use of phytobiotic-based feeds to enhance profitability in aquaculture, and the nutritional requirements of coldwater fishes, such as incorporating plant-based proteins into their diets and providing carbohydrates as dietary supplements. Additionally, the book discusses the beneficial nutritional aspects of fish consumption for humans.

Several chapters in this volume address various challenges faced by coldwater fish and fishery management, such as fish bacterial diseases, the unpredictable impact of climate change on fish populations, water pollution, and other environmental factors. The book offers comprehensive strategies for sustainable fish management, encompassing approaches to address pollution in freshwater ecosystems, the application of biotechnological interventions, predicting threats to fish from climate change, and other relevant factors.

This volume is of immense value to professionals involved in fishery management, fish science, marine research, faculty, and students, as well as individuals engaged in aquaculture science and management. It serves as a vital reference for advancing our knowledge and expertise in coldwater fisheries and aquaculture, contributing to the sustainable development of these important sectors.

Weight: 1040g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781774913420