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Description for Wrasse
Hardcover. Sea lice cause huge losses to the salmon industry. Wrasse present an alternative solution to the problem of finding an environmentally acceptable alternative to chemical methods of control. Editor(s): Sayer, M. D. J.; Treasurer, J. W.; Costello, M. J. Num Pages: 296 pages, 93 illustrations. BIC Classification: TVH; TVT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 250 x 180 x 23. Weight in Grams: 664.
Sea lice remain one of the main problems in salmon farming, with estimated costs of treatment and losses of fish running to several million pounds each year in Scotland alone. The use of chemical methods by the industry has brought adverse publicity and wrasse (cleaner fish) present an alternative, environmentally friendly means of biological control. As a result, the demand for wrasse has spawned a new inshore fishery, and this has led to calls for more information on the population dynamics and size of stocks. Attempts are also being made to rear wrasse for stocking. As a consequence there is ... Read more
Sea lice remain one of the main problems in salmon farming, with estimated costs of treatment and losses of fish running to several million pounds each year in Scotland alone. The use of chemical methods by the industry has brought adverse publicity and wrasse (cleaner fish) present an alternative, environmentally friendly means of biological control. As a result, the demand for wrasse has spawned a new inshore fishery, and this has led to calls for more information on the population dynamics and size of stocks. Attempts are also being made to rear wrasse for stocking. As a consequence there is ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United States
ISBN
9780852382363
SKU
V9780852382363
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-50
About Sayer
M. D. J. Sayer and J. W. Treasurer are the authors of Wrasse: Biology and Use in Aquaculture, published by Wiley.
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