Nash The History of Aquaculture

1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-0-470-95886-5
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 244 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: United States Aquaculture Society series

Aquaculture has become of the fastest growing segments ofagriculture around the world, but until recently many people havebeen unaware of its existence. The practice of raising fish iscenturies old with a rich history of techniques and scientificadvances. The History of Aquaculture traces the developmentof fish farming from its ancient roots to the technologicallyadvanced methods of today.
The History of Aquaculture is a comprehensive history ofcaptive fish production from its small scale prehistoric rootsthrough to the large-scale industrialized practices of today.Thirteen chapters take readers chronologically through theevolution of this important discipline. Chapters cover key periodsof advancement and trace changes in the field from subsistence fishfarming in the Middle Ages through the efforts to build globalcapacity for fish production to meet the needs of the world's evergrowing population.
Informative and engaging, The History of Aquaculture willbroadly appeal to aquaculture scientists, researchers,professionals, and students.
Special Features:
* Comprehensive history of advances in aquaculture productionfrom prehistoric origins to industrialized practices
* Written by a revered scientists with decades of experienceworking in the aquaculture field
* Engaging and informative it will broadly appeal to individualsinvolved in all facets of aquaculture

Autoren/Hrsg.

Nash, Colin

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Abstract.
Acknowledgments.
1 Fish and Shellfish as Food.
2 Seeds in Antiquity (2000 bc to ad 500).
3 Subsistence Farming through the Middle Ages(500-1450).
4 The Slow Dawn of Science (1450-1900).
5 The Roots of Modern Aquaculture (1750-1880).
6 Farming the Sea (1880-1920).
7 Fifty Lost Years (1900-1950).
8 Aquaculture in a World at War (1935-1945).
9 Postwar Pioneering (1950-1970).
10 Uncontrolled Expansion (1965-1975).
11 The Rise of the Institutions (1970-1980).
12 Building Global Capacity (1980-2000).
13 Modern Times (twenty-first century).
Appendix.
End Note.
Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Colin E. Nash has worked in aquaculture research for more than four decades, In addition, he was the chief editor for Aquaculture for ten years; the director of the program for FAO Aquaculture Development, the technical director of France's Cofrepêche, and finally most recently NOAA.