Aquaculture: Aquatic Animals and Plants

Aquaculture is concerned with the farming of aquatic plants and animals, such as fish, algae, crustaceans, mollusks, etc. In aquaculture, freshwater and saltwater organisms are cultivated under controlled conditions. Niche industries such as shrimp farming, oyster farming, fish farming, algaculture, and cultivation of ornamental fish fall under aquaculture. Increasingly, practices such as integrated multi-trophic aquaculture and aquaponics are being used in aquaculture today, which integrate both fish as well as aquatic plant farming. Modern research in aquaculture not only examines methods for greater production of farmed organisms but also strives to understand the impacts of modern farming on wild fish, coastal and freshwater ecosystems, as well as the proliferation of fish diseases. This book brings forth some of the most innovative concepts and elucidates the unexplored aspects of aquaculture. The various advancements in aquafarming are glanced at and their applications as well as ramifications are looked at in detail. This book will prove to be immensely beneficial to students and researchers in this field.