Species and system selection for sustainable aquaculture / edited by PingSun Leung, Cheng-Sheng Lee, Patricia J. O'Bryen.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Introduction / PingSun Leung, Cheng-Sheng Lee and Patricia J. O'Bryen -- 2. Sustainable aquaculture : what does it mean and how do we get there? / James L. Anderson -- 3. Policies and the role of government in achieving aquaculture development / Colin E. Nash and William T. Fairgrieve -- 4. A review of comparative advantage assessment approaches in relation to aquaculture development / Junning Cai and PingSun Leung -- 5. The environment and the selection of aquaculture species and systems : an economic analysis / Clem Tisdell -- 6. Investment and farm modeling for feasibility assessment and decision making in aquaculture / Carole R. Engle -- 7. The role of species and systems in the development and growth of aquaculture in Asia : needs and prospects / Mahfuzuddin Ahmed, Madan Mohan Dey and Yolanda T. Garcia -- 8. Aquaculture in Africa : reasons for failures and ingredients for success / Nathanael Hishamunda -- 9. Aquaculture in the U.S. Affiliated Pacific Islands : a case study of Robert Reimers Enterprises / C. L. Cheshire -- 10. Aquaculture in China / Xiang-guo Zhang -- 11. Achievements and problems of aquaculture in Japan / Masahiko Ariji, Yoshihito Senda and Atsushi Takahara -- 12. Taiwanese aquaculture at the crossroads / I. Chiu Liao and Nai-Hsien Chao -- 13. The evolutionary role of federal policies and actions to support the sustainable development of aquaculture in the United States / Gary L. Jensen -- 14. Hawaii aquaculture development : twenty-five years and counting, lessons learned / John S. Corbin -- 15. Socioeconomic aspects of species and system selection for sustainable aquaculture development in Mexico : historic overview and current general trends / Francisco J. Martinez-Cordero -- 16. Public policies for sustainable development of shrimp aquaculture in Taiwan / David S. Liao -- 17. Shrimp culture and public policy for sustainable development in Thailand / Ruangrai Tokrisna -- 18. Development trends and future prospects of shrimp culture in China / Weimin Miao and Yongming Yuan -- 19. The development and sustainability of shrimp culture in Viet Nam / Quyen Le Cao -- 20. Sustainable development of Eel aquaculture industries in Taiwan and Mainland China / Yu-Hui Chen, Wu-Chung Lee and J. Chin Liao -- 21. Species-specific public policy for sustainable development : the U.S. catfish industry / Carole R. Eagle -- 22. Issues related to sustainable farming of catfish (Pangasius spp.) in Viet Nam / Le Xuan Sinh -- 23. Public policy for sustainable development of milkfish (Chanos chanos) aquaculture in Indonesia / Ketut Sugama -- 24. Genetics-based technologies for sustainable development in Philippine aquaculture : the case of Tilapia / Ruben C. Sevilleja -- 25. The carp farming industry in China - an overview / Weimin Miao and Xinhua Yuan -- 26. Carp farming in Central and Eastern Europe and a case study in multifunctional aquaculture / Istvan Szucs, Laszlo Stundl and Laszlo Varadi -- 27. Salmon farming in Chile : history, policies, and development strategies / Carlos F. Wurmann -- 28. Evaluation of the sea bass and sea bream industry in the Mediterranean, with emphasis on Turkey / Ferit Rad -- 29. Public policy for sustainable grouper aquaculture development in Southeast Asia / Robert Pomeroy -- 30. Discussion summary : socioeconomic aspects of species and systems selection for sustainable aquaculture / Patricia J. O'Bryen and Cheng-Sheng Lee.