Fundamentals of Aquacultural Engineering

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-ix

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2. Introduction

   • Thomas B. Lawson

   Pages 1-11

3. Water Quality and Environmental Requirements

   • Thomas B. Lawson

   Pages 12-39

4. Site Selection for Aquaculture

   • Thomas B. Lawson

   Pages 40-47

5. Water Supply

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   Pages 48-57

6. Aquaculture in open Systems

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   Pages 58-83

7. Fluid Mechanics

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   Pages 84-110

8. Pumps

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   Pages 111-132

9. Flow Estimation and Measurement

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   Pages 133-156

10. Aquaculture in Ponds, Raceways, and Tanks

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    Pages 157-191

11. Recirculating Aquaculture Systems

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    Pages 192-247

12. Oxygen and Aeration

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    Pages 248-310

13. Sterilization and Disinfection

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    Pages 311-329

14. Back Matter

    Pages 330-355

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Aquaculture is the science and technology of balanced support from the biological and engi­ producing aquatic plants and animals. It is not neering sciences. However, commercial aqua­ new, but has been practiced in certain Eastern culture has become so complex that, in order to cultures for over 2,000 years. However, the role be successful, one must also draw upon the ex­ of aquaculture in helping to meet the world's pertise of biologists, engineers, chemists, econ­ food shortages has become more recently ap­ omists, food technologists, marketing special­ parent. ists, lawyers, and others. The multidisciplinary The oceans of the world were once consid­ approach to aquaculture production became ap­ ered sources of an unlimited food supply. Bio­ parent during the early 1990s. It is believed that logical studies indicate that the maximum sus­ this trend will continue as aquaculture produc­ tainable yield of marine species through the tion becomes more and more intensive in order for the producer to squeeze as much product as harvest of wild stock is 100 million MT (metric tons) per year. Studies also indicate that we are possible out of a given parcel of land. rapidly approaching the maximum sustainable Although many aquaculture books exist, few yield of the world's oceans and major freshwa­ explore the engineering aspects of aquaculture ter bodies. Per capita consumption of fishery production.

• Aeration
• animals
• aquaculture
• biological
• circulation
• environment
• fluid mechanics
• illustration
• infection
• information
• iron
• oxygen
• quality
• water
• water quality

`Books such as this provide a means for biologists and engineers to develop a better appreciation and understanding of one another's approaches and the rationale for those approaches. In that vein, the book presents a rather simplistic overview of the biological side of aquaculture, and similarly, presents the engineering aspects of aquaculture at a level that can be easily understood by the nonengineer.'
The Progressive Fish-Culturist

• Department of Biological Engineering, Louisiana State University, USA

  Thomas B. Lawson

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