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The economics of salmon aquaculture
Title:
The economics of salmon aquaculture
JLCTITLE245:
Frank Asche, Trond Bjørndal.
Personal Author:
Edition:
2nd ed.
Publication Information:
Chichester, West Sussex ; Ames, Iowa : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011.
Physical Description:
x, 237 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
ISBN:
9780852382899
Abstract:
Analyzes the salmon aquaculture industry from both a market and a production perspective. Commencing with an overview of the production process in aquaculture, the following chapters provide in-depth coverage of the sources of the world's supply of salmon, the growth in productivity, technological changes, environmental issues, markets, market structure and competitiveness, lessons that can be learned from the culture of other species, optimal harvesting techniques, production planning, and investment in salmon farms.
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Introduction -- The production process in aquaculture -- The supply of salmon -- Productivity growth and technological change -- Environmental issues -- Markets for salmon -- Competitiveness and market structure -- Lessons for other farmed species -- Optimal harvesting of farmed fish -- Production planning in a salmon farm -- Investment in a salmon farm.
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