Aquaculture is the keeping, breeding, hatching or culturing of fish. Fish used for aquaculture include nonpearl oysters, mussels, yabbies, marron, crayfish, abalone, prawns, freshwater and marine finfish, trochus and algae for beta carotene (ie any marine organism other than reptiles, birds and...

This work contain conference proceedings on the reproduction, physiology, feeding, diseases, culture and management of shellfish.

The Metabolic Theory of Ecology (MTE) and the Ecological Stoichiometry Theory (EST) are central and complementary in the consumer-driven recycling conceptual basis. The understanding of physiological processes of organisms is essential to explore and predict nutrient recycling behavior, and to...

Traditionally, Giant mud crab had been considered to be the dominant species of mud crab cultured in China, but recent taxonomic revisions have suggested that Scylla paramamosain is the dominant. Mud crab growth can be roughly divided into five stages: embryonic stage, zoea, megalopa, juvenile crab ...

The status of organic aquaculture which presents production (cultivation) aquatic species (fish, crustaceans, molluscs, sea plants etc.) and guarantees high quality and safety of the product in accordance with specific principles is evaluated on the base of a large amount of statistical data. The...

Intensification of aquaculture has led to frequent occurrence of disease outbreaks. To deal with this issue antibiotics are a widely-preferred control strategy, but one that poses risks to the environment and humans, if used indiscriminately. In pursuit of an alternative, probiotics have emerged...

Abstracts are those of articles presented at the annual meeting of the National Shellfisheries Association in Hyannis, Massachusetts, USA in June 1980. Articles appropriate to NAR/B were: Nonradiological studies of tray-held oysters, Crassostrea virginica, in the vicinity of the Calvert Cliffs...

Aim: The experiment was conducted to determine the suitability of using scad fish, Acetes shrimp and common squid for the direct and indirect application as diets for the juvenile rearing of the blue swimming crab Portunus pelagicus. Methodology: A total of 54 crab juveniles with an initial weight...

This special issue contains topics on fisheries and aquaculture, including A recruitment forecasting model for the Pacific stock of the Japanese sardine (Sardinops melanostictus); population structure and reproductive parameters of the longneck croaker Pseudotolithus typus in nearshore waters of...