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- Author: Marilyn Chakroff
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- Category : Nature
- Languages : en
- Pages : 212
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The fifth manual in the FAO Training Series on simple methods for agriculture. It deals with the practical aspects of management related to freshwater fish culture. This volume covers the management of earthen pond itself, showing how to improve and check water quality, how to control water loss and how to protect structure and fish stocks.
The basis for fish production; Types of fisheries; Goals of water quality management; Relationship to economics; Water quality; Fertilization; Liming; Dynamics of dissolved oxygen; Feeding; Aeration; Aquatic plant control; Miscellaneous treatments; Hydrology of ponds.
Freshwater Fish Pond Culture and Management is a how-to-manual. It is designed as a working and teaching tool for extension agents. It is for their use as they establish and /or maintain local fish pond operations. The information is presented here to 1) facilitate technology transfer and 2) provide a clear guide for warm water fish pond construction and management. A valuable listing for resources at the end of this manual will give further direction to those wishing more information on various aspects of fish pond operation.
This manual deals in two volumes with the practical aspects of management related to freshwater fish culture in earthen ponds. The first volume (FAO Training Series No. 21/1, 1996, ISBN 92-5-102873-7, US$51.00) explains how to manage the pond itself. This second volume deals with how to manage fish stocks and, as a whole, a fish farm. Fish handling, propagation, feeding, harvesting, grading and storage are explained in simple terms, as well as the prevention and treatment of simple fish diseases and the monitoring of fish farm activities.