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Research Project: NUTRITION, IMMUNE SYSTEM ENHANCEMENT, AND PHYSIOLOGY OF AQUATIC ANIMALS

Location: Aquatic Animal Health Research

Title: Best Management Practices for Responsible Aquaculture

Authors
item Boyd, Claude - AUBURN UNIVERSITY
item Lim, Chhorn
item Queiroz, Julio - EMBRAPA MEIO AMBIENTE
item Salie, Khalid - UNIV. OF STELLENBOSCH
item DE Wet, Lorens - UNIV. OF STELLENBOSCH
item Mcnevin, Aaron - WORLD WILDLIFE FUND

Submitted to: Aquaculture Miscellaneous Publications
Publication Type: Government Publication
Publication Acceptance Date: July 10, 2008
Publication Date: July 20, 2008
Citation: Boyd, C.E., Lim, C.E., Queiroz, J., Salie, K., De Wet, L., Mcnevin, A. Best Management Practices for Responsible Aquaculture. In: USAID/Aquaculture CRSP.Oregon State University. Corvallis, Oregon. 47 p.

Technical Abstract: Aquaculture has become a significant component of global fish production contributing about 380% in 2003 of fish products for human consumption. The proportion is likely to increase further due to increased demand of fish for food and stagnated capture fishery. Paralleling to the growth of aquaculture production has been the increased concern of governments and private sectors about the potential adverse effect of aquaculture on the environment, in spite of the fact that aquaculture is a necessary activity to meet world food demands and environmental damage by aquaculture is no greater than that of many other human activities of equal or smaller scale. Therefore, aquaculture industry needs to respond to environmental concerns proactively by voluntarily adopting codes of practices that contain Best Management Practices (BMPs) designed to minimize adverse environmental impacts. This publication, Best Management Practices for Responsible Aquaculture, contains nine chapters describing production statistics, production methodology, resource use, environmental issues, social issues, food safety issues, environmental management in aquaculture, codes of practices and development of best management practices.

   

 
Project Team
Lim, Chhorn
Bebak, Julie
Welker, Thomas
 
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