Handbook on Small Scale Freshwater Fish Farming By FAO

Product details

Publisher ‏: Daya Publishing House-FAO
Author : FAO
Language ‏: English
Edition : Latest By Publishers
Book Cover : Hard Back
ISBN : 9788170353881

Table of Content

Chapter 1: Introduction; What is fish farming? Why do we raise fish? What do you need to raise fish? How do we begin?Chapter 2: Locating your Fish Farm; Where to put your fish pond Water supply Soil quality Testing soilChapter 3: Constructing Fish Ponds; How large should your pond be? How to build a 20 by 20 metre pondChapter 4: Inlets to Let Water into the Pond; Simple inlets A better inletChapter 5: Outlets to Let Water Out of the Pond; Simple outlets A better outlet Another kind of outlet: the monk Improving your pipe outlet Using a siphon to drain your pondChapter 6: Bringing Water to your Ponds; Raising the level of your water supply Digging a supply ditch Digging a return ditch Building a sluice to control the water flowChapter 7: Controlling the Water in the Pond; Overflow Controlling trash and fish: screensChapter8: Preparing your Pond; Before filling the pond Fertilizing the water How to make plant compost How to make animal compost Building a crib Putting fertilizer into the crib When is your pond ready?Chapter 9: Stocking your Pond with Baby Fish; Growing your own baby fish Feeding the fish in your nursery pond Using your baby fish Transporting your baby fish Putting baby fish into your pondChapter 10: Taking Care of your PondChapter 11: Taking Care of your Fish; Feeding your growing fish Providing good water for your fishChapter 12: Harvesting your Pond; Harvesting without draining the water Harvesting by draining part of the water Harvesting by draining all of the water Harvesting fish when you have a monk Harvesting inside the pond Harvesting outside the pond Harvesting many fish What to do with your baby fishChapter 13: Beginning AgainChapter 14: Improving Farm Management; Growing fish all year round Growing only male fishChapter 15: Producing Fish in Pens; Locating fish pens How large should your pen be? Building a pen Putting baby fish into your pen Feeding fish in pens Taking care of your fish in a pen Taking care of your fish pen Harvesting fish in pens Starting againChapter 16: Producing Fish in Cages; Locating fish cages Building a cage Building a simple post cage Building a simple floating cage Building a better floating cage Putting baby fish in the cage Feeding fish in cages Taking care of your fish in a cage Taking care of the cage Harvesting fish in cages Starting againChapter 17: Your Farm and your Fish PondsChapter 18: Keeping you and your Family Healthy