New book:

FRESHWATER PRAWN CULTURE. THE FARMING OF MACROBRACHIUM ROSENBERGII.

M.B. New and W.C. Valenti (Eds.)-2000

Blackwell Science, Oxford, UK. 443 pp.

ISBN: 0-632-05602-9

URL: http://www.blacksci.co.uk/~cgilib/bookpage.bin?File=5000

Contents:

1.     History and Global Status of Freshwater Prawn Farming (M.B. New)

2.     Nomenclature and Taxonomy (L.B. Holthuis)

3.     Biology (D. Ismael & M.B. New)

4.     Broodstock Management (W.H. Daniels, R.O. Cavalli, R.P. Smullen)

5.     Flow-through Hatchery Systems and Management (E.S. Correia, S. Suwannatous, M.B. New)

6.     Recirculation Hatchery System and Management (W.C. Valenti & W.H. Daniels)

7.     Larval Prawn Feeds and the Dietary Importance of Artemia (P. Lavens, S. Thongrod, P. Sorgeloos)

8.     Nursery Systems and Management (D.E. Alston & C.M.S. Sampaio)

9.     Grow-out Systems - Site Selection and Pond Construction (J.F. Muir & J.V. Lombardi)

10. Grow-out Systems – Monoculture (W.C. Valenti & M.B. New)

11. Grow-out Systems – Culture in Temperate Zones (J.H. Tidwell & L.R. D’Abrano)

12. Grow-out Systems – Polyculture and Integrated Culture (S. Zimmermann & M.B. New)

13. Nutrition, Feeds and Feeding (L.R. D’Abramo & M.B. New)

14. Grow-out Systems – Water Quality and Soil Management (C. Boyd & S. Zimmermann)

15. Health Management (S.K. Johnson, S.L.S. Bueno)

16. The Biology and Management of Size Variation (I. Karplus, S.R. Malecha, A. Sagi)

17. Commercial Freshwater Prawn Farming Around the World (M.B. New)

18. Post-harvest Handling and Processing (R.M.M. Madrid, H. Phillips)

19. Marketing and Preparation for Consumption (H. Phillips & D. Lacroix)

20. Economics and Business Management (R.J. Rhodes)

21. Culture of Other Prawn Species (M. Narayanan Kutty, F. Herman, H. Le Menn)

22. Prawn Capture Fisheries and Enhancement (M.B. New, S. Singholka, M. Narayanan Kutty)

23. Sustainability of Freshwater Prawn Culture (M.B. New, L.R. D’Abramo, W.C. Valenti, S. Singholka)

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