Environmental best management practices for aquaculture / / edited by Craig S. Tucker, John A. Hargreaves ; with 18 contributing authors

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910877183003321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Ames, Iowa, : Wiley-Blackwell, c2008
• ISBN: 1-282-03143-0; 9786612031434; 0-8138-1867-2; 0-8138-0278-4
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (607 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): HargreavesJohn A; TuckerC. S <1951-> (Craig S.)
• Disciplina: 639.8
• Soggetti: Aquaculture - Environmental aspects; Best management practices (Pollution prevention); Fishery management
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Contributors; Preface; United States Aquaculture Society Preface; Chapter 1: Aquaculture and the Environment in the United States; Chapter 2: The Role of Better Management Practices in Environmental Management; Chapter 3: Better Management Practices in International Aquaculture; Chapter 4: Best Management Practice Programs and Initiatives in the United States; Chapter 5: Development, Implementation, and Verification of Better Management Practices for Aquaculture; Chapter 6: Better Management Practices for Freshwater Pond Aquaculture; Chapter 7: Better Management Practices for Marine Shrimp AquacultureChapter 8: Better Management Practices for Net-Pen Aquaculture; Chapter 9: Better Management Practices for Flow-Through Aquaculture Systems; Chapter 10: Better Management Practices for Recirculating Aquaculture Systems; Chapter 11: Better Management Practices for Bivalve Molluscan Aquaculture; Chapter 12: Fish Health Management and the Environment; Chapter 13: Economics of Aquaculture Better Management Practices; Appendix 1: A Suggested Protocol for Developing a Management System to Prevent Escapes from Net-Pen Aquaculture Facilities (adapted from Maine Aquaculture Association 2002)Appendix 2: Selected Excerpts from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Published in Cooperation with THE UNITED STATES AQUACULTURE SOCIETY The rapid growth of aquaculture worldwide and domestically has caused concerns over social and environmental impacts. Environmental advocacy groups and government regulatory agencies have called for better management to address potentially negative impacts and assure sustainable aquaculture development. Best Management Practices (BMPs) combine sound science, common sense, economics, and site-specific management to mitigate or prevent adverse environmental impacts. Environmental Best Management Practices for Aqua