Aquaculture

by Jha, Keshav Kumar

ISBN: 9789351300052
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Imprint : Daya Publishing House
Year : 2021
Price : Rs. 6495.00
Biblio : xii+163p., col. plts., figs., tabls., ind., 25 cm

Author Profile

Dr. Keshav Kumar Jha is Head, Department of Zoology, Jawaharlal Nehru College, Pasighat (Arunachal Pradesh).

About The Book

Aquaculture in recent times has assumed importance as a source of affordable protein for masses with a significant potential for supplementing livelihood in a rural economy. Now its contribution to the economic growth and nutrition security is well recognized nationally and globally. The fish production in the country has witnessed eight-fold growth from the 0.82 million tones in the 1950s to over 6.4 million tones at present in which inland fisheries including aquaculture contribute 3.4 million metric tones. This is due to advanced technological support. The importance of aquaculture in India or any other countries can be realized because the actual food production is not adequate to its actual demand. Moreover, the population is increasing in geometrical progression whereas the production is increasing in arithmetical progression resulting into food shortage. However, highly developed technology and scientific knowledge is being applied to enhance the production level. The importance of aquaculture in present scenario becomes very significant, as in our country aquaculture is now developing as a promising industry which besides producing protein, will generate income, provide employment to the rural people, earn foreign currency and also help to alleviate poverty. The present book entitled “Aquaculture” is unique in its kind and it is expected that the teachers, research scholars, farmers, concerned government and non-government personal, entrepreneurs and other will find it very useful. It contains all the sections of aquaculture. The book, for sure, will help us to accomplish “Blue Revolution” or “Aquaplosion” which is also expected to promote food security of the country.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements vii Foreword ix 1. General Introduction 1 2. Indian Fisheries Resources and their Classification 5 3. Prospects and Perspectives of Fisheries 10 4. Construction of Freshwater Fish Pond 12 5. Preparation and Management of Pond 18 6. Pond Productivity 24 7. Biology of Indian Major Carps and Exotic Carps 30 8. Fish Seed Resources in India and Methods Applied for Seed Production 37 9. Procurement of Brood Fishes and their Management 46 10. Induced Breeding or Artificial Breeding 50 11. Induced Breeding of Indian and Exotic Carps 57 12. Development and Management of Carp Hatchery System 63 13. Oxygen Uptake in Early Developmental Stages of Indian Major Carps 70 14. Fish Seed Packing and Transport 78 15. Common Aquatic Weeds 83 16. Common Aquatic Insects 88 17. Identification of Plankton 92 18. Estimation of Some Important Physico-chemical Parameters of Pond Water 100 19. Common Fish Diseases and their Control 104 20. Techniques of Seed Production of Air-Breathing Fishes and their Culture 114 21. Composite Fish Culture or Polyculture or Integrated Fish Farming with Livestocks 120 22. High Tech Aquaculture Systems 128 23. Sewage Fed Fisheries 132 24. Prawn Culture 135 25. Pearl Culture 140 26. Role of Co-operatives and National Fisheries Development Board in Fisheries 145 References 151 Index 159