Crustacean Farming 2nd edition


From: "Christine Wickins" <pcwickins@hotmail.com>
To: "Patrick Sorgeloos" <patrick.sorgeloos@rug.ac.be
Sent: January 25, 2002

The second edition of our book Crustacean Farming, Ranching and Culture (Wickins & Lee) Blackwell Science 2002 is now published. ISBN 0-632-05464-6.

Table of contents:

Chapter 1
INTRODUCTION
1.1 History
1.2 Objectives
1.3 Current status
1.4 Advances and constraints
1.5 References

Chapter 2
BIOLOGY
2.1 Terminology
2.2 Life history
2.3 Moulting, growth, maturation and excretion
2.4 Nutrition
2.5 Disease
2.6 Genetics

Chapter 3.  
MARKETS
3.1 Overview
3.2 Marketing crustaceans
3.3 World crustacean markets
3.4 Markets for aquaculture technology, products and services

Chapter 4. 
CANDIDATES FOR CULTIVATION  
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Location
4.3 Broodstock  
4.4 Larvae 
4.5 Post-larvae and juveniles 
4.6 On-growing   
4.7 Comparison of species

Chapter 5. 
ON-GROWING OPTIONS 
5.1 Introduction  
5.2 Tropical climates  
5.3 Warm temperate and Mediterranean climates
5.4 Temperate climates 
5.5 Polyculture
5.6 Production of soft shelled crustaceans
5.7 Hatchery supported fisheries, ranching and habitat modification

Chapter 6. 
SITE SELECTION  
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Country or region
6.3 Locality
6.4 Modifications to an existing facility

Chapter 7. 
TECHNIQUES: species/groups
7.1 Introduction

7.2 Penaeid shrimp  
7.3 Macrobrachium   
7.4 Other caridean shrimps and prawns

7.5 Crayfish: USA
7.6 Crayfish: Europe 

7.7 Crayfish: Australia 
7.8 Clawed lobsters     
7.9 Spiny lobsters  
7.10 Crabs  
7.11 Non-decapod crustaceans

Chapter 8. 
TECHNIQUES: general 
8.1 Materials 
8.2 Pond design and construction
8.3 Pond management
8.4 Water treatment methods
8.5 Water quality tolerance   
8.6 Monitoring water quality 
8.7 Humane slaughter
8.8 Food preparation and storage 
8.9 Disease diagnosis, transmission, prevention and control 
8.10 Genetics
8.11 Hatchery supported fisheries, ranching and habitat modification

Chapter 9. 
PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION AND MANAGEMENT
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Conceptual phase
9.3 Validation phase
9.4 Detailed planning phase
9.5 Implementation phase
9.6 Food safety and HACCP
9.7 Management

Chapter 10. 
ECONOMICS  
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Finance
10.3 Investment appraisal
10.4 Risk
10.5 Intensification
10.6 Costs

Chapter 11. 
IMPACT OF CRUSTACEAN AQUACULTURE 

11.1 Introduction 
11.2 Social impact 
11.3 Ecological impact
11.4 Environmental impact 

11.5 Institutional interactions 
                       

Chapter 12. 
THE FUTURE FOR CRUSTACEAN FARMING

12.1 Introduction 
12.2 Disease management
12.3 Domestication 
12.4 Reproduction
12.5 Nutrition

12.6 Effluents and environmental impacts
12.7 Stock enhancement
12.8 Production technologies
12.9 Ornamental shrimp
12.10 Non-decapod crustaceans  

APPENDIX 1. 
Summary of biological data and examples of typical culture performance
                       
Marine shrimp
                       
Freshwater prawns
                       
Crayfish: USA and Europe
                       
Crayfish: Australia
                       
Clawed lobsters
                       
Spiny lobsters
                       
Crabs

APPENDIX 2. 
Shrimp counts

APPENDIX 3. 
Glossary of terms


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