Crustacean Farming: Ranching and Culture, 2nd Edition

Introduction: History, Objectives, Current status, Advances and constraints.

Biology: Terminology, Disease, Genetics;.

Markets: Marketing crustaceans, World crustacean markets.

Candidates for cultivation: Location, Broodstock, Larvae, Post-larvae and juveniles, On-growing, Comparison of species.

On-growing options: Tropical climates, Warm temperate and Mediterranean climates, Temperate climates, Polyculture, Production of soft shelled crustaceans.

Hatchery supported fisheries, ranching and habitat modification.

Site selection: Country or region, Locality, Modifications to an existing facility.

Techniques: Species and groups: Penaeid shrimp, Macrobrachium.

Other caridean shrimps and prawns, Crayfish: USA, Europe, Australia, Clawed lobsters, Spiny lobsters, Crabs, Non-decapod crustaceans.

Techniques: General, Materials: Pond design and construction, Pond management, Water treatment methods, Water quality tolerance, Monitoring water quality, Humane slaughter, Food preparation and storage, Disease diagnosis, transmission, prevention and control, Genetics, Hatchery supported fisheries, ranching and habitat modification.

Project implementation and management: Conceptual phase, Validation phase, Detailed planning phase, Implementation phase, Food safety and HACCP, Management.

Economics: Finance, Investment appraisal, Risk, Intensification, Costs.

Impact of crustacean aquaculture: Social impact, Ecological impact, Environmental impact, Institutional interactions.

The future for Crustacean farming: Introduction; Disease Management; Domestication; Reproduction; Nutrition; Effluents and environmental impacts; Stock enhancement; Production technologies; Ornamental shrimp; Non-decapod crustaceans.

Appendix 1:Summary of biological data and examples of typical culture performance.

Appendix 2:Shrimp counts.

Appendix 3:Glossary. .

Index