Manual on hatchery production of seabass and gilthead seabream: Volume 2
Moretti, A.; Fernandez-Criado, M.P.; Vetillart, R. (2005). Manual on hatchery production of seabass and gilthead seabream: Volume 2. FAO: Rome. ISBN 92-5-105304-9. 152 pp.http://www.fao.org/3/y6018e/y6018e00.htm |
| Authors | | Top | - Moretti, A.
- Fernandez-Criado, M.P.
- Vetillart, R.
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| Abstract | Seabass and gilthead seabream are the two marine fish species which have characterized the development of marine aquaculture in the Mediterranean basin in the last three decades. The substantial increase in production levels of these two species, initially of very high value, has been possible thanks to the progressive improvement in the technologies involved in the production of fry in hatcheries. As a result of this technological progress more than one hundred hatcheries have been bu ilt in the Mediterranean basin, working on these and other similar species. At present the farmed production of these two species that is derived from hatchery produced fry is far greater than the supply coming from capture fisheries. The development of these techniques, based originally on Japanese hatchery techniques, has followed its own evolution and has resulted in what could be called a Mediterranean hatchery technology that is still evolving to provide higher quality animals and to reduce the costs of production. This is a dynamic sector but it can be judged that it has reached a level of maturity that merits the production of a manual for hatchery personnel that could be also of interest in parts of the world other than the Mediterranean. The preparation of the manual has taken several years, also due to the progress of the sector that led to substantial revisions of sections. The manual is not intended to be a final word in hatchery design and operation but rather a publication to document how the industry produces. The authors have preferred to include proven procedures and designs rather than to orient this publication to research hatcheries that are not yet the standard of the sector. The manual has been divided in two volumes, of which the first one was finalized in year 2000, and which covered historical background, biology and life history of the two species and especially hatchery production procedures. This second volume is div ided in four parts. |
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