Aquaculture, resource use, and the environment /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Boyd, Claude E
Group Author: McNevin, Aaron
Published: Wiley Blackwell,
Publisher Address: Hoboken, New Jersey :
Publication Dates: [2015]
Literature type: Book
Language: English
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Carrier Form: xxv, 337 : illustrations ; 25 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9780470959190
0470959193
Index Number: SH135
CLC: S96-05
Call Number: S96-05/B789
Contents: An overview of aquaculture -- World population -- World food production -- Assessing resource use and environmental impacts -- Land use -- Water use by aquaculture systems -- Energy use and atmospheric emissions -- Protein conversion and the fish meal and oil issue -- Chemicals in aquaculture -- Water pollution -- Biodiversity -- Governmental regulations -- Best management practices -- Eco-label certification -- Some final thoughts.