The role of aquatic biotechnology in aquaculture

Choy L. Hew, G.L. Fletcher-2001

Aquaculture, Vol. 197 (1-4) (2001) pp. 191-204
(Reproductive Biotechnology in Finfish Aquaculture
Oceanic Institute, Hawaii, USA, 4 - 7 October 1999
Edited by C.-S. Lee, E. Donaldson and N. Bromage)

Abstract:

Food security will be a major issue facing mankind in the coming millennium. Aquacultural output will need to be increased several fold in order to meet the rising demands for fish in coming years. Biotechnology can provide the means to increase the intensity and capacity of the operation. Some of the platform technologies including DNA vaccines, DNA chips and proteomics and transgenic technology will be described. Transgenics, in particular, may make this farming process more efficient.

(Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, Singapore)

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