As wild fish stocks have become depleted all over the world and human population has increased, commercial aquaculture has stepped in to provide us with an economical source of fish and other seafood. However, there has been a price to pay - because farmed fish live in close proximity to each other, they are more prone to disease and parasite infection, and there is concern about the habitat destruction resulting from contamination with fish feces and drugs. Furthermore, some species of farmed fish are carnivores that require fish feed in their diet; this feed is usually obtained from wild sources, a fact that has serious implications for the marine food chain as a whole.
This book is a compilation of papers describing current practice in aquaculture, including attempts being made to understand and mitigate the above problems and to make aquaculture more sustainable. Other subjects discussed include lifecycle development, immune function, diagnosis of disease, antibiotics, nutrition and feed additives (including the use of probiotics), and molecular and cell biology.
We believe that this book will provide a great deal of useful insights, both for students and researchers/practitioners in aquaculture and marine ecology.
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