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Shellfish Aquaculture and the Environment - Hardcover

 
9780813814131: Shellfish Aquaculture and the Environment
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0813814138 ISBN 13: 9780813814131
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell, 2011

Synopsis

Shellfish Aquaculture and the Environment focuses primarily on the issues surrounding environmental sustainability of shellfish aquaculture. The chapters in this book provide readers with the most current data available on topics such as resource enhancement and habitat restoration. Shellfish Aquaculture and the Environment is also an invaluable resource for those looking to develop and implement environmental best management practices. Edited one of the world's leading shellfish researchers and with contributions from around the world, Shellfish Aquaculture and the Environment is the definitive source of information for this increasingly important topic.

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http://seagrant.uconn.edu/publications/aquaculture/execsumm.pdf

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About the Author

Sandra E. Shumway is a Research Professor in the Department of Marine Sciences, University of Connecticut.

From the Back Cover

Shellfish Aquaculture and the Environment is the first book to focus primarily on the issues surrounding environmental sustainability of shellfish aquaculture. Environmental sustainability is of increasing importance to industry personnel and consumers, and is one of the key issues that underpin the continued growth of the aquaculture industry. This timely and essential reference provides readers with a single source reference on this important issue.

Shellfish Aquaculture and the Environment provides readers with the most current data available on key topics, such as resource enhancement, habitat restoration, eutrophication, the impacts of shellfish farms on water quality, and harvest methods. The authors also discuss shellfish aquaculture and the environment from both industry and agency perspectives. The book also provides invaluable information for those looking to develop and implement environmental best management practices.

Edited by one of the world’s leading shellfish researchers and with a global team of contributors, Shellfish Aquaculture and the Environment will be the definitive source of information for this increasingly important topic.

From the Inside Flap

Shellfish Aquaculture and the Environment is the first book to focus primarily on the issues surrounding environmental sustainability of shellfish aquaculture. Environmental sustainability is of increasing importance to industry personnel and consumers, and is one of the key issues that underpin the continued growth of the aquaculture industry.   This timely and essential reference provides readers with a single source reference on this important issue.

Shellfish Aquaculture and the Environment provides readers with the most current data available on key topics, such as resource enhancement, habitat restoration, eutrophication, the impacts of shellfish farms on water quality, and harvest methods. The authors also discuss shellfish aquaculture and the environment from both industry and agency perspectives. The book also provides invaluable information for those looking to develop and implement environmental best management practices.

Edited by one of the world’s leading shellfish researchers and with a global team of contributors, Shellfish Aquaculture and the Environment will be the definitive source of information for this increasingly important topic.

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Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Publication date
2011
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0813814138
ISBN 13 
9780813814131
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
526
Editor
Shumway Sandra E.