Induced Fish Breeding

Nihar Ranjan Chattopadhyay

ISBN 10: 0128017740 / ISBN 13: 9780128017746

Published by ACADEMIC PRESS Okt 2016, 2016

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Induced Fish Breeding
• Publisher: ACADEMIC PRESS Okt 2016
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0128017740
• ISBN 13: 9780128017746
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 234W x 191H x 19D millimeters 234 millimeters width by 191 millimeters height by 19 millimeters depth
• Weight: 796 grams

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Synopsis

Induced Fish Breeding: A Practical Guide for Hatcheries takes a successive approach to explaining the use of breeding technology with proven scientific methods. It provides real-life examples for the purpose of maximizing fish and seed production to support overall sustainability in aquaculture. It is a concise reference to understanding the latest developments in the field, useful for anyone who is involved in fisheries or hatchery management as well as researchers and students who need to understand the technology.

A practice originally developed to produce quality seed in captivity, induced breeding has made great strides in fish populations for India. The book offers a practical and succinct overview―from existing methods and operations to recent trends and their impacts on aquaculture for the future.

• Provides detailed information about empirical breeding practices like mixed spawning and indiscriminate hybridization
• Presents the environmental and hormonal influence on maturation and spawning of fish with real-life fish breeding examples from around the world
• Includes step-by-step scientific measures to help solve problems arising from common fish-farming mistakes
• Provides real-life examples for the purpose of maximizing fish and seed production to support overall sustainability in aquaculture

About the Author

Dr. Nihar Ranjan Chattopadhyay has been researching aquaculture for more than 20 years. He is Professor at West Bengal University of Animal & Fishery Sciences in, Kolkata, West Bengal, India with expertise is in fish genetics, aquatic biodiversity, fish farming, breeding techniques, and biotechnology. He developed intensive farming systems in India and standardized the breeding and larval rearing of several species in Southeast Asia, and developed the fisheries program at his university. He has published more than 45 articles, and has been awarded certificates and mementos for his outstanding work in the aquaculture field.