Aquaculture Books
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Reducing greenhouse gas emissions from livestock production
Cattle are a major source of non-CO2 greenhouse gas emissions: methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and ammonia (NH3). This collection reviews the range of research on ways of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from livestock production. Part 1 reviews the genetics, measurement and modelling of methane emissions from cattle. Chapters cover what we know about rumen function and genetics in ...
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The Perfect Slime: Microbial Extracellular Polymeric Substances (EPS)
The Perfect Slime presents the latest state of knowledge and all aspects of the Extracellular Polymeric Substances, (EPS) matrix – from the ecological and health to the antifouling perspectives. The book brings together all the current material in order to expand our understanding of the functions, properties and characteristics of the matrix as well as the possibilities to strengthen or weaken ...
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Water Utility Manager’s Guide to Cyanotoxins
This utility manager’s guide to cyanotoxins is designed to help familiarize water utility managers across the country with the issues surrounding cyanobacteria and cyanotoxins. Clear, concise guidance. Easy to read and understand. This item is available at no charge through the AWWA on the Source Water Protection Resource Community webpage. Find out: • What causes cyanobacteria blooms • ...
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Reservoir Eutrophication: Preventive Management
The overall objective of Reservoir Eutrophication: Preventive Management is to present the environmental and anthropogenic factors associated with the process of eutrophication and algal blooms in the Rio Verde reservoir and propose lake use and management technologies in order to minimize the problem. Eutrophication process in Rio Verde reservoir with the occurrence of intense algal blooms is a ...
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The Carpet of the Sun: On the Quantification of Algal Biomass
PhD Thesis in Eco-Toxicology at the Masaryk Univeristy of Brno, Czech ...
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UV Disinfection Knowledge Base
The practice of drinking water UV disinfection has evolved considerably over the last 10 years in terms of regulations, science and technology. These changes have spawned questions among water utility managers, treatment operators, design engineers and drinking water regulators, such as, -How much Cryptosporidium, Giardia, and virus disinfection credit is being achieved by UV? -How ...
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Diagnostic Tools to Evaluate Impacts of Trace Organic Compounds
With the recent advent of improved analytical and biomarker detection capabilities, a variety of organic chemicals have been found in trace amounts (Trace Organic Chemicals, TOrCs) in surface waters and fish tissue. TOrCs include pharmaceuticals, personal care products, surfactants, pesticides, flame retardants, and other organic chemicals, some with unknown modes of action or effects. ...
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Benefits of Investing in Water and Sanitation
Part of OECD Water Policy and Finance Set - Buy all four reports and save over 30% on buying separately! The provision of water supply, sanitation and wastewater services generates substantial benefits for public health, the economy and the environment. Benefits from the provision of basic water supply and sanitation services such as those implied by the millennium development goals are massive ...
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Strategies for Small Wastewater Systems for Risk Reduction and Safeguarding Assets
The Gulf Coast hurricanes of 2005 and horrific events of 9/11/2001 have spawned a new emphasis on domestic security and emergency preparedness. Governments at all levels are taking action to reduce their vulnerabilities and prepare for emergencies, including unconventional disasters such as regional-scale weather events and terrorist attacks. A great deal has been written concerning security ...
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Vital Signs 2010
From rising meat and seafood production to changes in the climate, Vital Signs 2010 documents 24 trends that are shaping our future and includes concise analyses and clear ...
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Practical Manual for the Monitoring and Control of Macrofouling Mollusks in Fresh Water Systems, Second Edition
Since the publication of the first edition, several types of mollusks have become troublesome in regard to agriculture, water quality, irrigation, and industrial piping in general. For example, the quagga mussel has crossed the continental divide of North America and is now causing significant problems. This new edition features international case histories presenting mussel fouling problems and ...
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Environmental Economics for Watershed Restoration
Whether addressing pollution problems or helping protect a specific use, watershed associations are finding that the competition for funds is getting harder. While we can grasp the value of our streams for fishing or kayaking and other services, or their cultural value, or their value to an ecosystem, putting a dollar value on those benefits is not an easy task, but it is sometimes a necessary ...
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Integrated mariculture. A global review
FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Technical Papers # 529This technical paper provides a comprehensive review of current integrated mariculture practices around the world in three papers covering temperate zones, tropical zones and one semi enclosed ecosystem, the Mediterranean Sea. Integrated mariculture includes a diverse range of co-culture/farming practices, from integrated multitrophic ...
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Fisheries management. 2. The ecosystem approach to fisheries 2.2 The human dimensions of the ecosystem approach to fisheries
FAO Technical Guidelines for Responsible FisheriesThese Guidelines have been developed in response to requests for further information on the practical adoption and application of the ecosystem approach to fisheries (EAF), with a special focus on its human dimensions. As implementation of EAF is a human pursuit and takes place in the context of societal goals and aspirations, the human forces at ...
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Report of the Workshop on Bycatch, Particularly in Prawn Fisheries, and on the Implementation of an Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management. South
The workshop received national reports and reviews concerning bycatch, sea turtle distribution, critical habitats, main sources of natural and man-induced mortality and conservation efforts. The use of turtle excluding devices and interactions between sea turtles and fisheries in the shrimp trawling was discussed. Two different methods of identifying ecosystem approach to fisheries issues and ...
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Report of the FAO Workshop on the Development of an Aquatic Biosecurity Framework for Southern Africa. Lilongwe, Malawi, 22-24 April 2008
FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Reports 906The recent incursion of a serious disease, epizootic ulcerative syndrome (EUS), in the Chobe-Zambezi River - and now confirmed in Botswana, Namibia and Zambia - revealed biosecurity weakness in the southern African region. The Workshop on the Development of an Aquatic Framework for Southern Africa was convened by FAO, as part of its continuing assistance ...
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General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean. Report of the thirty-third session. Tunis, 23-27 March 2009
General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM): Reports # 33The yearly review of the activities of the Commission and its Committees, with new recommendations and resolutions. For governmental bodies and policy makers. Also published in ...
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Fishing operations. 2: Best practices to reduce incidental catch of seabirds in capture fisheries
FAO Technical Guidelines for Responsible Fisheries # 1/Suppl.2These guidelines have been produced to support implementation of the International Plan of Action for Reducing Incidental Catch of Seabirds in Longline Fisheries (IPOA-Seabirds). They are addressed to decision-makers and policy-makers associated with conserving seabirds and with minimizing their interaction with fishing gears, but the ...
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Estimation of tuna fishing capacity from stock assessment-related information. Workshop to further
These Proceedings include the Report of, and the paper presented at, a Workshop organized by FAO's Japan-funded Project on the Management of Tuna Fishing Capacity: Conservation and Socio-Economics, in collaboration with and with in-kind support of several international and national fisheries institutions involved tuna fisheries research and management. The Report of the Workshop outlines the ...
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