Basics Of Fish Farming For The Beginners

Basics of Fish Farming for the Beginners describes the basics of designing and operating a small-scale fish farm. It is very useful for beginners as almost all the necessary techniques are explained clearly. It is also easily understandable for all. The major contents are as follows: 1. Farm Designing 2. Pond Preparation 3. Water Culture 4. Seed Selection and Stocking 5. Highlights of the Proposed Species 6. Water Quality Management 7. Feed Management 8. Growth Assessment 9. Predator Control 10. Disease Management 11. Harvesting and Marketing Apart from the above, the following annexures are also given to readers to make them understand more: 1. Photos of Major Aquaculture Species, 2. Farm Design Lay-Out, 3. 3D Design of the Sluice Gate, 4. Farm Costing Sheet, 5. Expected Profitability, etc. The author describes three decades of practical experience in a scientific way. Also enumerated are the common aquaculture methods and the types of aquaculture based on the culture system and the type of water (i.e. freshwater, brackish water and marine).