Aquaculture/S. Venugopal. Jaipur, Pointer, 2005, viii, 280 p., tables, ISBN 81-7132-418-5.
Aquaculture/S. Venugopal. Jaipur, Pointer, 2005, viii, 280 p., tables, ISBN 81-7132-418-5.
Contents: Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Bioeconomic modeling of shrimp and prawn: a methodological comparison. 3. Development and implementation of a fish-farm bioeconomic model. 4. Economics of vertical integration in hybrid striped bass aquaculture. 5. Replacement model for rainbow trout brood stock. 6. Social science contributions to aquacultural development. 7. International econometric model for wild and pen-reared salmon. 8. Seasonal demand characteristics for farm-raised catfish. 9. Aquaculture in the Baltic sea: development and environmental conflict. 10. Economic potential of aquaculture and emerging research issues. 11. Political and social context of technology transfer: two oyster projects. 12. Social and environmental impacts of coastal aquaculture. 13. Aquaculture economics. 14. Community-based aquaculture in India. 15. Tsunami impact on fisheries and aquaculture in India. 16. Community factors affecting development of small-scale fish farming. 17. Integrated aquaculture and human influenza. 18. Development of shrimp mariculture. Bibliography. Index.
"The production and marketing of aquaculture products has grown dramatically in recent years. The economics of aquaculture is a rather new academic area for pursuit of state-of-the-art economic research. Economic analyses of the production and marketing of aquaculture products have been, in the past, quite limited; however, recently, with the growth in aquaculture enterprises worldwide, economic researchers have begun addressing this topic with the theoretical and methodological rigour used in other sectors.
In this book, an attempt has been made to accomplish these objectives. Inter-disciplinary research is presented on aquaculture that will contribute to a broadening audience interested in the growth and profitability of this dynamic growth area. Aquaculture is very diverse with a multitude of species that have proved profitability--catfish, shrimp, salmon, crawfish, tilapia, carp and trout. In addition, many species are beginning to be analysed in terms of both production and marketing feasibility. Thus the economics of aquaculture spans a broad array of industries with differing problems and opportunities." (jacket)