Salmon Farming Handbook

This is a work on the biology, behaviour and cultivation of salmon, which contains a fund of information on feeding, diseases and their treatment, current farming techniques and prospects in salmon farming, all put across in a readable manner by an author with long experience in fishing and fish farming. As good husbandry depends on an understanding of animals, so, after outlining the salmon's physical characteristics, the author describes the special behavioural adaptations that equip fish for life in water. He then devotes a chapter to the Pacific salmons and one to the Atlantic salmon, before dealing in detail with the practicalities of fish farming. The result constitutes an illustrated guide for those considering salmon farming or investment in it. It should also be sufficiently detailed and practical to be of value to existing practitioners.