Description
This book comprehensively covers the basics of the design and engineering of intensive recirculating aquaculture systems, including basic overall systems engineering, tank culture design, solids removal and waste management, biofiltration, aeration/oxygenation, and disinfection using UV or ozone. In addition, over all system monitoring and control, the design of the building envelope and system management are thoroughly reviewed. In addition, both basic fish health management and biosecurity issues, as well as, the nutritional requirements for intensive systems are covered. Several system design software programs are available on this website along with additional software programs, e.g., pH, alkalinity, carbon dioxide spreadsheets for fresh or saltwater.
About the Authors
Recirculating Aquaculture has had contributions from numerous educators, commercial growers, extension specialists and researchers who are well known in the aquaculture community and combined together have over 100 years of experience in aquacultural engineering and are prominent members of the Aquacultural Engineering Society. This book has been used as the primary resource for the Cornell University Short course started in 1994 and an undergraduate course on recirculating aquaculture principles in 1985. This new book has been expanded by roughly 200 pages, with a new chapter on denitrification (by Dr. Jaap van Rijn) and an expanded biofiltration-nitrification section consisting of chapters on processes and design. Also of special interest is a chapter on aquaponics written by Dr. James Rakocy from the University of the Virgin Islands, which was added to the 2nd edition of the original text. Numerous design examples have been added to each chapter and an expanded appendix of engineering design tables.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction to Recirculating Aquaculture Technology
Chapter 2: Water Quality
Chapter 3: Mass Balances, Loading Rates and Fish Growth
Chapter 4: Culture Units
Chapter 5: Solids Capture
Chapter 6: Waste Management & Disposal
Chapter 7: Biofiltration
Chapter 8: Biofilter Design
Chapter 9: Denitrification
Chapter 10: Gas Transfer
Chapter 11: Ozonation and UV-Irradiation
Chapter 12: Fluid Mechanics and Pumps
Chapter 13: System Monitoring and Control
Chapter 14: Building Environmental Control
Chapter 15: System Management and Operations
Chapter 16: Fish Health Management
Chapter 17: Economic Realities and Management Issues
Chapter 18: Fish Nutrition and Feeds
Chapter 19: Aquaponics: Integrating Fish and Plant Culture
If you buy the book before the short course, you receive a $50.00 credit when you register for the Hands-On or Distance Learning course.
Principles of Aquaculture/ software programs
Air Pump 2.0
Air Pump 2.0 with graph
Carbon Dioxide Control
Cost Analysis book version
Cost Analysis 2.0
Fish Tank Design
LHO
Oxygen Design
pH Alkalinity Spreadsheet
Pipe Flow Design
airpump_graph README
Design Spreadsheets 3 Stage
RAS Software Descriptions
For orders of 1 - 5 books
$124.00 each for orders of 1-5 books
$99.00 each for AES members (join AES for $25/year)
$89.00 each if you are a student member of AES (join AES for free)
Contact: Aquaculture Systems Technologies, Melissa Stodghill, 108 Industrial Ave.,
New Orleans, LA 70121
Phone: 504.837.5575 or 800.939.3659, Fax: 504.837.5585
Online ordering is currently not available. Sorry.
Plus shipping and handling: Customer needs to specify shipping.
World Aquaculture Society (WAS) members
$99.00 each for orders of 1-5 books
Contact directly: World Aquaculture Society, Carol Mendoza, 143 J. M. Parker Coliseum,
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70806
Phone: 225.578.3137, Fax: 225.578.3493
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For orders of 6 or more books
$75.00 each in quantities of 6 books or more
Contact: Cayuga Aqua Ventures, Mike Timmons, 126 Sunset Drive, Ithaca, NY 14850
Phone: 607.257.2608
Online ordering is currently not available. Sorry.
Plus shipping and handling: Customer needs to specify shipping method.