Live Feeds in Marine Aquaculture provides comprehensive coverage of the biology, culture methods, and uses of live prey species in aquaculture. These species, which include shrimps, algae, and copepods, are cultured and feed to fish mainly in marine culture systems. The live prey species are primarily used to feed very young larval fish and, in many cases, research has unearthed no satisfactory alternatives to using live feeds.
The book explains the history behind the practice, providing insights to show why live feed is necessary. The contributions completely cover all relevant aspects of the species, including information on feeding, digestion, reproduction, diseases, harvesting, processing, and nutrition quality.
Contents include:
- Status of Marine Aquaculture in Relation to Live Prey: Past, Present and Future
- Production and Nutritional Value of Rotifers
- Biology, Tank Production, and Nutritional Value of Artemia
- Production, Harvest, and Processing of Artemia from Natural Lakes
- Production and Nutritional Value of Copepods
- The Microalgae of Aquaculture
- Uses of Microalgae in Aquaculture.
This manual will be of great value to all those involved with fish hatcheries, larval fish rearing for commercial aquaculture, and restocking and fish breeding for university research centers and stations.
Edited by: Josianne G Stottrup and Lesley A McEvoy
Hardbound, 336 pages
