Pond Aquaculture Water Quality Management

1. Front Matter

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2. Water Quality and Aquaculture: Preliminary Considerations

   • Claude E. Boyd, Craig S. Tucker

   Pages 1-7

3. Ecology of Aquaculture Ponds

   • Claude E. Boyd, Craig S. Tucker

   Pages 8-86

4. Water Quality Requirements

   • Claude E. Boyd, Craig S. Tucker

   Pages 87-153

5. Water Use

   • Claude E. Boyd, Craig S. Tucker

   Pages 154-177

6. Liming

   • Claude E. Boyd, Craig S. Tucker

   Pages 178-225

7. Fertilization

   • Claude E. Boyd, Craig S. Tucker

   Pages 226-305

8. Aeration

   • Claude E. Boyd, Craig S. Tucker

   Pages 306-353

9. Water Circulation

   • Claude E. Boyd, Craig S. Tucker

   Pages 354-373

10. Turbidity and Appearance of Water

    • Claude E. Boyd, Craig S. Tucker

    Pages 374-393

11. Aquatic Weed Control

    • Claude E. Boyd, Craig S. Tucker

    Pages 394-438

12. Off-Flavors and Harmful Algae

    • Claude E. Boyd, Craig S. Tucker

    Pages 439-471

13. Pollution

    • Claude E. Boyd, Craig S. Tucker

    Pages 472-497

14. Chemical, Physical, and Biological Treatments

    • Claude E. Boyd, Craig S. Tucker

    Pages 498-540

15. Waste Management

    • Claude E. Boyd, Craig S. Tucker

    Pages 541-575

16. Measurement of Water Quality

    • Claude E. Boyd, Craig S. Tucker

    Pages 576-600

17. Sustainability and Environmental Issues

    • Claude E. Boyd, Craig S. Tucker

    Pages 601-624

18. Back Matter

    Pages 625-700

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The efficient and profitable production of fish, crustaceans, and other aquatic organisms in aquaculture depends on a suitable environment in which they can reproduce and grow. Because those organisms live in water, the major environ­ mental concern within the culture system is water quality. Water supplies for aquaculture systems may naturally be oflow quality or polluted by human activity, but in most instances, the primary reason for water quality impairment is the culture activity itself. Manures, fertilizers, and feeds applied to ponds to enhance production only can be partially converted to animal biomass. Thus, at moderate and high production levels, the inputs of nutrients and organic matter to culture units may exceed the assimilative capacity of the ecosystems. The result is deteriorating water quality which stresses the culture species, and stress leads to poor growth, greater incidence of disease, increased mortality, and low produc­ tion. Effluents from aquaculture systems can cause pollution of receiving waters, and pollution entering ponds in source water or chemicals added to ponds for management purposes can contaminate aquacultural products. Thus, water quality in aquaculture extends into the arenas of environmental protection and food quality and safety. A considerable body of literature on water quality management in aquaculture has been accumulated over the past 50 years. The first attempt to compile this information was a small book entitled Water Quality in Warmwater Fish Ponds (Boyd I 979a).

• algae
• aquaculture
• aquatic animals
• ecology
• environment
• environmental protection
• fish
• food
• growth
• information
• pollution
• sustainability

• Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, Department of Fisheries and Allied Aquacultures, Auburn University, USA

  Claude E. Boyd

• Delta Research and Extension Center, Mississippi State University, Stoneville, USA

  Craig S. Tucker

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