Boyd / McNevin Aquaculture, Resource Use, and the Environment

1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-118-85781-6
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 368 Seiten, E-Book

Aquaculture, Resource Use, and the Environment placesaquaculture within the larger context of global population growth,increased demand for sustainable, reliable sources of food, and theresponsible use of natural resources. Aquaculture production hasgrown rapidly in recent decades as over-exploitation andenvironmental degradation have drastically reduced wild fishstocks. As fish production has increased, questions have persistedabout the environmental sustainability of current aquaculturepractices.
Aquaculture, Resource Use, and the Environment is atimely synthesis and analysis of critical issues facing thecontinued growth and acceptance of aquaculture practices andproducts. Chapters look at the past, present, and future demandsfor food, tackle key issues ranging from land and water use tomitigation of negative environmental impacts of fish production,and critically review aquaculture production systems.
Providing broad coverage of issues that are essential to thecontinued development of aquaculture production, Aquaculture,Resource Use, and the Environment will be vital resource foranyone involved in the field of aquaculture.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Boyd, Claude

McNevin, Aaron

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword by Jason Clay vii
Foreword by George W. Chamberlain xiii
Foreword by Craig S. Tucker xv
Abbreviations xix
Preface xxiii
Chapter 1 An overview of aquaculture 1
Chapter 2 World population 21
Chapter 3 World food production 35
Chapter 4 Assessing resource use and environmental impacts 61
Chapter 5 Land use 81
Chapter 6 Water use by aquaculture systems 101
Chapter 7 Energy use and atmospheric emissions 123
Chapter 8 Protein conversion and the fish meal and oil issue 157
Chapter 9 Chemicals in aquaculture 173
Chapter 10 Water pollution 211
Chapter 11 Biodiversity 235
Chapter 12 Governmental regulations 261
Chapter 13 Best management practices 279
Chapter 14 Eco-label certification 297
Chapter 15 Some final thoughts 321
Index 329