Striped Bass Culture Dafs30 H, Vol. 30 »

This book is an up-to-date discussion of the culture of striped bass and other Morone spp. The subject matter is broken down into functional components of the spawning, husbandry, and economics of the industry, and is written by some of the leading scientists in each of the respective areas of discussion. The chapters on reproduction, nutrition, environmental requirements, transportation, economics and fish processing are not found anywhere else in the striped bass literature. The chapter on water quality takes a very non-traditional approach to considering the impact water quality has on the production success of Morone and offers some very thought-provoking ideas on water management.

Primarily written as a reference work, this book is intended to complement existing technique manuals.

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A reference on the biology and rearing of "Morone" species and hybrids of the genus, which are becoming increasingly important in commercial fish food as the decline of their natural population on the coast is being offset by the success of their aquaculture. Does not replace existing technique manuals, but complements them with the scientific background. Covers reproduction, pond production, water- quality dynamics as the basis for aquaculture design, intensive culture, transportation and stress mitigation, hybridization and genetics, nutrition and feeding, infectious diseases, economics and marketing, and processing and food safety. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.