Husbandry

This guide from the FAO Cultured Aquatic Species Information Programme provides information on farming northern quahog (Mercenaria mercenaria Linnaeus).

This guide from the FAO Cultured Aquatic Species Information Programme provides information on farming giant river prawn (Palaemonidae).

This guide from the FAO Cultured Aquatic Species Information Programme provides information on farming barramundi/seabass (Lates calcarifer)

Knowledge of the development and function of fatty tissue in fish has until recently been relatively scarce. A high quantity of fat around the guts means production loss at slaughter, and may also influence fish health. There has therefore been an increasing d…

This guide from the FAO Cultured Aquatic Species Information Programme provides information on farming Japanese kelp (Laminariaceae).

This guide from the FAO Cultured Aquatic Species Information Programme provides information on farming roho labeo.

This guide from the FAO Cultured Aquatic Species Information Programme provides information on farming channel catfish.

It appears that the 2006 EU ban against Antibiotic Growth Promoters in animal feeds has taken a world leading stance in a trend that is likely to continue in order to eliminate residual drugs in food and protect the efficacy of drugs for human health, says Mat…

This guide from the FAO Cultured Aquatic Species Information Programme provides information on farming bighead carp.

This guide from the FAO Cultured Aquatic Species Information Programme provides information on farming silver carp.

This article from the University of Louisiana looks at the stocking of crawfish including species and size, stocking dates, habitat and handling.

This guide from the FAO Cultured Aquatic Species Information Programme provides information on farming Eucheuma seaweed.

This guide from the FAO Cultured Aquatic Species Information Programme provides information on farming Chinese river crab.

This guide from the FAO Cultured Aquatic Species Information Programme provides information on farming European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax Linnaeus).

This guide from the FAO Cultured Aquatic Species Information Programme provides information on farming common carp (Cyprinidae).

The crawfish or 'crayfish' industry is continuing to grow in certain areas of the world. This article looks at production systems including equipment, monocropping and crop rotation systems.

Every year, large amounts of hatchery-raised young salmonids are released into Swedish rivers and streams to compensate for losses in natural production. However these fish rarely survive. The University of Gothenburg has discovered why: the young fish are too…

This guide from the FAO Cultured Aquatic Species Information Programme provides information on farming grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idellus Valenciennes).