Books in Fisheries & Aquaculture

Taking the Guesswork Out of Aquaculture

Product description This is the student guide that corresponds with the John Deere Publishing text, Taking the Guess Work Out of Aquaculture. This is a guide for prospective producers of aquaculture products. Chapters are devoted to types of aquaculture enterprises, commercial catfish production, required resources and investment, site selection, stocking, and feeding. Also covered are water quality, fish health and disease management, harvesting and marketing. Also included is a decision checklist, common calculations used in fish pond and lake management, species profiles, and a section on additional sources of aquaculture information. About the Author Martin W. Brunson holds a B.S. in biology and M.S and Ph.D. in Aquaculture and fisheries Management. He began his career as an assistant professor in Aquaculture and Fisheries at Louisiana State University, moving to Mississippi in 1988. He has conducted extensive research in aquaculture of catfish, crawfish and sunfish, as well as recreational fisheries management in small impoundments. He is currently Extension Leader and Professor in Wildlife and Fisheries at Mississippi State University, and works closely with the aquaculture industry nationwide in meeting their educational and technical assistance needs. He has authored a comprehensive set of over 150 fisheries and aquaculture extension publications, as well as 75 technical and scientific articles. Bob Ratliff is an agricultural journalist with experience in radio, TV and print. From 1980 until 1990, he served as farm director of the Progressive Farmer Network, a regional radio network providing agricultural programming to stations in the Midsouth. His career also includes four years as editor of MAFES Research Highlights, a quarterly magazine published by the Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station. His articles about the work of MAFES researchers have appeared in the Catfish Journal, Cotton Farming, Delta Farm Press and other agricultural publications. He currently serves as Mississippi State University's science writer, providing print and broadcast coverage of the university s science-related teaching and research activities.

Taking the Guesswork Out of Aquaculture

Taking the Guesswork Out of Aquaculture A How-to Guide to Planning a Profitable Fish Farm /.

Aquaculture is the fastest growing segment of agriculture, with about 100 different species of fish and shellfish cultivated on U.S. farms. Taking the Guesswork out of Aquaculture is a basic guide for prospective producers of aquaculture products to use in evaluating their potential for success. Chapters are devoted to the following topics: types of aquaculture enterprises; commercial catfish production; required resources and investment; site selection; stocking and feeding. Also water quality; fish health and disease management; harvesting, and marketing. Also included in Taking the Guesswork out of Aquaculture is a decision checklist, common calculations used in fish pond and lake management, species profiles, and a section on additional sources of aquaculture information. A glossary of aquaculture terms is also included.