Understanding Aquaculture

PART I: INTRODUCTION Chapter 1: What is aquaculture? Chapter 2: The state of aquaculture in the context of global food supply Chapter 3: Aquaculture from place to place Chapter 4: Why is aquaculture controversial? PART II: HEALTH AND SAFETY ISSUES Chapter 5: Nutritional value of farmed versus wild fish Chapter 6: Persistent organic pollutants and other contaminants in farmed fish Chapter 7: Antibiotic and other drug residues in farmed fish Chapter 8: Genetically modified organisms in aquaculture Chapter 9: Food handling, safety, and quality PART III: ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES Chapter 10: Production systems and water usage Chapter 11: Aquatic habitat and siting of aquaculture facilities Chapter 12: Escapement from aquaculture facilities and interactions with wild fish Chapter 13: Disease transmission between farmed and wild fish Chapter 14: Feeding fish to fish - use of marine-origin resources in aquaculture feeds PART IV: SOCIOECONOMIC AND RELATED ISSUES Chapter 15: Economic interactions between farmed and wild-caught seafood Chapter 16: Resource utilization in the production of animal protein - seafood versus other meats Chapter 17: Social and economic empowerment through aquaculture Chapter 18: Carp or salmon? Meeting seafood demand in developed and developing nations Chapter 19: Regulation of the aquaculture industry PART V: CONCLUSIONS Chapter 20: Separating fact from fiction and advocating for aquaculture