Marine aquaculture : opportunities for growth / Committee on Assessment of Technology and Opportunities for Marine Aquaculture in the United States, Marine Board, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, National Research Council.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Assessment of Technology and Opportunities for Marine Aquaculture in the United States.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mariculture--United States.

Mariculture.

Mariculture--Government policy--United States.

Mariculture--Government policy.

United States.

Physical Description:

x, 290 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Washington D.C. : National Academy Press, 1992.

Summary:

"Coastal farming and ocean ranching of marine fish, shellfish, crustaceans, and seaweed are a major and growing industry worldwide. In the United States, freshwater aquaculture is rapidly becoming a significant commercial activity; however, marine aquaculture has lagged behind. This book examines the obstacles to developing marine aquaculture in the United States and offers specific recommendations for technology and policy strategies to encourage this industry. The volume provides a wealth of information on the status of marine aquaculture--including comparisons between U.S. and foreign approaches to policy and technology and of the diverse species under culture.

Marine Aquaculture also describes problems of coordination of regulatory policy among various federal, state, and local government agencies and escalating competition for the use of coastal waters. It addresses environmental concerns and suggests engineering and research strategies for alleviating negative impacts from marine aquaculture operations."--pub. desc.

Contents:

Status of Aquaculture

Policy Issues

Environmental Issues

Engineering and Research

Information Exchange, Technology Transfer, and Education

Appendix A: Review of World Aquaculture

Appendix B: Freshwater Aquaculture in the United States

Appendix C: Federal Marine Aquaculture Policy

Appendix D: Sociocultural Aspects of Domestic Marine Aquaculture

Appendix E: Committee Biographies

Appendix F: Participants in Special Sessions.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 178-205) and index.

ISBN:

0309046750

9780309046756

OCLC:

25508874

Online:

Inhaltsverzeichnis