Ecological Aquaculture: The Evolution of the Blue Revolution covers the principles, practices and policies needed to develop ecologically and socially sustainable aquaculture systems worldwide. It provides fascinating and valuable insights into primitive (and often sustainable) culture systems, and ties these to modern large-scale aquaculture systems.

Ecological Aquaculture: The Evolution of the Blue Revolution provides information spanning a spectrum of activities from artisanal to high technology approaches to producing aquatic organisms in a balanced and environmentally-friendly way.

Ecological Aquaculture is an essential purchase for all aquaculture personnel involved in commercial, practical and research capacities.

Contents

Part 1. The Background of Ecological Aquaculture

1. History of aquaculture in traditional societies
2. The Ahupua'a aquaculture ecosystems in Hawaii

Part 2. The Methods of Ecological Aquaculture

3. Development and application of genetic tags for ecological aquaculture
4. Aquaculture escapement, implications and mitigation: the salmonid case study
5. Farming systems research and extension methods for the development of sustainable aquaculture ecosystems
6. 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,p>

7. Village-based aquaculture ecosystems as models for sustainable aquaculture
8. Development in subsaharan Africa; silvofisheries: integrated mangrove forest aquaculture ecosystems
9. An integrated fish and field crop system for arid areas
10. Sustainability of cage aquaculture ecosystems for large scale resettlement from hydropower dams: an Indonesian case study
11. The role of aquaculture in the restoration of coastal fisheries

Part 4. Conclusion

12. Ecology as the paradigm for the future of aquaculture

Index

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