As the world's demand for food from aquatic environments continues to increase, the importance of environmental responsibility in aquaculture rises. This thought-provoking book will stimulate discussion among aquaculture's scientific, education, and extension communities concerning the principles, practices, and policies needed to develop ecologically and socially sustainable aquaculture systems worldwide. Ecological Aquaculture provides valuable insights into primitive and sustainable culture systems and ties these to modern large-scale aquaculture systems. Editor/author Barry Costa-Pierce has assembled a team of some of the leading thinkers in the field, providing information spanning a spectrum of activities from artisanal to high technology approaches to producing aquatic organisms in a balanced and environmentally-friendly way. The book relates ecological principles and analytical approaches to aquaculture, providing in-depth analysis of household and village ecosystems and the social ecology of international aquaculture development. It includes detailed discussions of aquaculture farming systems methods used to revise the way aquaculture extension is organized and conducted. Ecological Aquaculture is an essential purchase for all aquaculture personnel involved in commercial, practical and research capacities, and is suitable for ecosystems managers and researchers concerned with the roles of aquaculture in aquatic resource management, fisheries enhancement, and natural ecosystems. Libraries in research establishments and universities where aquaculture, biological, environmental and aquatic sciences are studied and taught should have copies of his book available on their shelves.
Edited by Barry A. Costa-Pierce,
Hardbound, 400 pages
