Environmental Best Management Practices for Aquaculture

Published in Cooperation with THE UNITED STATES AQUACULTURE SOCIETY The rapid growth of aquaculture worldwide and domestically has caused concerns over social and environmental impacts. Environmental advocacy groups and government regulatory agencies have called for better management to address potentially negative impacts and assure sustainable aquaculture development. Best Management Practices (BMPs) combine sound science, common sense, economics, and site-specific management to mitigate or prevent adverse environmental impacts. Environmental Best Management Practices for Aquaculture will provide technical guidance to improve the environmental performance of aquaculture. This book will be the only comprehensive guide to BMPs for mitigation of environmental impacts of aquaculture in the United States. The book addresses development and implementation of BMPs, BMPs for specific aquaculture production systems, and the economics of implementing best management practices. Written by internationally recognized experts in environmental management and aquaculture from academia, government, and non-governmental organizations, this book will be a valuable reference for innovative producers, policy makers, regulators, research scientists, and students.

Published in Cooperation with THE UNITED STATES AQUACULTURESOCIETYThe rapid growth of aquaculture worldwide and domestically hascaused concerns over social and environmental impacts.Environmental advocacy groups and government regulatory agencieshave called for better management to address potentially negativeimpacts and assure sustainable aquaculture development. BestManagement Practices (BMPs) combine sound science, common senseeconomics, and site-specific management to mitigate or preventadverse environmental impacts.Environmental Best Management Practices for Aquaculturewill provide technical guidance to improve the environmentalperformance of aquaculture. This book will be the onlycomprehensive guide to BMPs for mitigation of environmental impactsof aquaculture in the United States. The book addresses developmentand implementation of BMPs, BMPs for specific aquacultureproduction systems, and the economics of implementing bestmanagement practices. Written by internationally recognized expertsin environmental management and aquaculture from academiagovernment, and non-governmental organizations, this book will be avaluable reference for innovative producers, policy makersregulators, research scientists, and students.

Contributors.Preface.United States Aquaculture Society Preface.1. Aquaculture and the Environment in the United States(Craig S. Tucker, John A. Hargreaves, and Claude E.Boyd).2. The Role of Better Management Practices in EnvironmentalManagement (Jason W. Clay).3. Better Management Practices in International Aquaculture(Claude E. Boyd).4. Best Management Practice Programs and Initiatives in theUnited States (Gary L. Jensen and Paul W. Zajicek).5. Development, Implementation, and Verification of BetterManagement Practices for Aquaculture (Claude E. Boyd, Paul W.Zajicek, John A. Hargreaves, and Gary L. Jensen).6. Better Management Practices for Freshwater Pond Aquaculture(Craig S. Tucker, John A. Hargreaves, and Claude E.Boyd).7. Better Management Practices for Marine Shrimp Aquaculture(Claude E. Boyd).8. Better Management Practices for Net-Pen Aquaculture(Sebastian M. Belle and Colin E. Nash).9. Better Management Practices for Flow-through AquacultureSystems (Gary Fornshell and Jeffrey M. Hinshaw).10. Better Management Practices for Recirculating AquacultureSystems (Steven T. Summerfelt and Brian J. Vinci).11. Better Management Practices for Bivalve MolluscanAquaculture (R. LeRoy Creswell and Aaron A. McNevin).12. Fish Health Management and the Environment (Scott E.LaPatra and John R. MacMillan).13. Economics of Aquaculture Better Management Practices(Carole R. Engle and G. Ada Wossink).Appendices.Index.