ANNOUNCING A MAJOR NEW TITLE:  Ecological Aquaculture


B.A. Costa-Pierce - Professor of Fisheries & Aquaculture, Graduate School of Oceanography & Dept. of Fisheries, Animal &
Veterinary Science, University of Rhode Island, Narragansett, RI, USA

Table of Contents:

Foreword by Robert R. Stickney. Preface. Part 1. The background of ecological aquaculture; History of aquaculture in traditional societies; The ahupua'a aquaculture ecosystems in Hawaii; Part 2. The Methods of Ecological Aquaculture; Development and application of genetic tags for ecological aquaculture; Aquaculture escapement, implications and mitigation: the salmonid case study; Farming systems research and extension methods for the development of sustainable aquaculture ecosystems; A market-driven, social ecological approach to planning for sustainable aquaculture: a case study of tilapia in Fiji; Part 3. The Context of Ecological Aquaculture; Village-based aquaculture ecosystems as models for sustainable aquaculture development in Sub-saharan Africa; Silvofisheries: integrated mangrove forest aquaculture ecosystems; An integrated fish and field crop system for arid areas; Sustainability of cage aquaculture ecosystems for large scale resettlement from hydropower dams: an Indonesian case study; The role of aquaculture in the restoration of coastal fisheries; Part 4. Conclusion; Ecology as the paradigm for the future of aquaculture

Blackwell Publishing Illustrated Hardback, ISBN 0632049618, 328 pages.

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Rhode Island Sea Grant Communications, University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography, Narragansett, RI 02882, USA. E-mail: jgallo@gso.uri.edu Tel: (401) 874-6842 Fax: (401) 874-6817

(From Aquaculture Info List, e-mail: dave.conley@sympatico.ca)


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