Academic Press Aquacultural Facilities and Equipment

Product Description Aquaculture Facilities and Equipment is a practical resource on the technical aspects needed for experts in the field to understand a high-performance aquaculture facility, its design and form, and the materials and systems used within the facility. The book is written at a level suitable for both field experts and students alike. It includes topics such as pond construction machinery, pumps for aquaculture, aeration for aquaculture, fish feeders, filtration systems in aquaculture, hatchery, raceways and tanks, and cage and pen culture. This book is based on 30 years of research that is presented as a useful reference to enhance efficient aquaculture production. It will be very helpful for experts working in related fields of fishery development and for those teaching fishery science and engineering courses. Review Illustrates how to create and maintain a well-designed facility with equipment specifics for efficient and sustainable aquaculture research and production From the Back Cover Aquaculture Facilities and Equipment is a practical resource covering technical aspects needed for experts in the field who need to understand a high-performance aquaculture facility, its design and form as well as the materials and systems used within the facility. The book is written at a level suitable for both field experts and students alike and include topics such as pond construction machinery, pumps for aquaculture, aeration for aquaculture, fish feeders, filtration systems in aquaculture, hatchery, raceways and tanks, and cage and pen culture. This book is based on 30 years of research and presented here as a useful reference to enhance efficient aquaculture production. This book will be very helpful for the experts working in the fields of fishery development, teaching fishery science and engineering courses. About the Author Dr. Bimal Chandra Mal is a Research Professor with over 28 years of teaching Aquacultural Engineering at both Graduate level and Ph. D. level students for their dissertation at IIT Kharagpur. He received his Ph. D. from IIT Kharagpur followed by a post-doctoral study from Colorado State University, USA. He is a consultant of aquaculture to many related research and consultancy projects across the globe has and ~60 papers in Elsevier and other reputed journals. Dr. Mal is a well-known expert in his field has been awarded several awards, is an invited speaker and has 21 on-going sponsored research projects and 17 consultancy projects.