There is considerable global interest in the culture of finfish species both for cold and warm water aquaculture development and growth. Essential information on the biology, domestication and aquacultural characteristics of a wide selection of novel and established species is provided in the form of technical sheets, species descriptions and information on current rearing practices, making this a must-have reference in the field of aquacultural science. The book also offers a basic framework in order to support investment strategies for research and developement efforts aimed at the emergence of a profitable finfish aquaculture industry and presents a rationale for species diversification, different approaches to species selection and basic economical and market considerations governing the launch of strategic development and commercialization efforts.
Part 1. Aquaculture Diversification: An Introduction
1. Achievements and Challenges
2. The Rearing Environment
3. Feeds and Feeding
4. Farmed Species and Their Characteristics
5. Considerations for the Selection and Commercialization of New or Alternate Species
6. The Agribusiness Approach: an Australian case-study
7. A Systematic-Market Approach to Species Diversification: a French case-study
8. Biological And Technical Approach: a Site-specific and Productivity-based Analysis
Part 2. Finfish Species Description & Biotechnical Analysis
9. The Sturgeons (Family Acipenseridae)
10. The Milkfish (Family Chanidae)
11. The Catfish (Family Ictaluridae)
12. The Salmonids (Family Salmonidae)
13. The Codfishes (Family Gadidae)
14. The Snooks (Family Centropomidae)
15. The Temperate Basses (Family Moronidae)
16. Sea Breams and Porgies (Family Sparidae)
17. The Tilapia (Family Cichlidae)
18. Drum-fish or Croakers (Family Sciaenidae)
19. The Wolffishes (Family Anarhichadidae)
20. The Tunas (Family Scombridae)
21. The Flatfishes (Order Pleuronectiformes)
22. Temperate And Cold-Water Finfish Species Analysis
23. Warm-Water Finfish Species Analysis
Part 3. Market And Economical Analysis
24. Marketing New Species
25. Diversification Pays: Economic Perspectives on Investments in Diversified Aquaculture
Part 4. Future Perspectives
26. Off-Shore And Recirculation Technologies
27. Valorization of Aquaculture By-products
28. Organic And Green Labelling
29. The Future of Aquaculture: Insights from the Economic Theory