Species and System Selection brings together contributions from international experts in socioeconomics who draw on their experiences to make suggestions for meeting the challenges of identifying potential species and production systems for sustainable aquaculture.

Species and System Selection is the outgrowth of a workshop held by the Oceanic Institute's Aquaculture Interchange Program with examples from around the globe.

Contents

Principles

1. Sustainable Aquaculture: What Does it Mean and How Do We Get There?
2. Policies and the Role of Government in Achieving Aquaculture Development
3. A Review of Comparative Advantage Assessment Approaches in Relation to Aquaculture Development
4. The Environment and the Selection of Aquaculture Species and Systems: An Economic Analysis
5. Investment and Farm Modeling for Feasibility Assessment and Decision Making in Aquaculture

Practices

6. The Role of Species and Systems in the Development and Growth of Aquaculture in Asia: Needs and Prospects
7. Aquaculture in Africa: Reasons for Failures and Ingredients for Success
8. Aquaculture in the U.S. Affiliated Pacific Islands: A Case Study of Robert Reimers Enterprises
9. Aquaculture in China
10. Achievements and Problems of Aquaculture in Japan
11. Taiwanese Aquaculture at the Crossroads
12. The Evolutionary Role of Federal Policies and Actions to Support the Sustainable Development of Aquaculture in the United States
13. Hawaii Aquaculture Development: Twenty-Five Years and Counting, Lessons Learned
14. Socioeconomic Aspects of Species and System Selection for Sustainable Aquaculture Development in Mexico: Historic Overview and Current General Trends

Species-Specific Public Policies for Sustainable Development

15. Public Policies for Sustainable Development of Shrimp Aquaculture in Taiwan
16. Shrimp Culture and Public Policy for Sustainable Development in Thailand
17. Development Trends and Future Prospects of Shrimp Culture in China
18. The Development and Sustainability of Shrimp Culture in China
19. The Development and Sustainability of Shrimp Culture in Viet Nam
20. Sustainable Development of Eel Aquaculture Industries in Taiwan and Mainland China
21. Species-Specific Public Policy for Sustainable Development: The U.S. Catfish Industry
22. Issues Related to Sustainable Farming of Catfish in Viet Nam
23. Public Policy for Sustainable Development of Milkfish Aquaculture in Indonesia
24. Genetics-Based Technologies for Sustainable Development in Philippine Aquaculture: The Case of Tilapia
25. The Carp Farming Industry in China
26. Carp Farming in Central and Eastern Europe and a Case Study in Multifunctional Aquaculture
27. Salmon Farming in Chile: History, Policies, and Development Strategies
28. Evaluation of the Sea Bass and Sea Bream Industry in the Mediterranean, with Emphasis on Turkey
29. Public Policy for Sustainable Grouper Aquaculture Development in Southeast Asia
30. Discussion Summary: Socioeconomic Aspects of Species and Systems Selection for Sustainable Aquaculture

Index

click here to see books • videos • cd-roms of related interest