Fish Stress and Health in Aquaculture

An authoritative 1997 review of the effects of stress on fish in polluted water, research labs and fish farms.

G. K. Iwama (Edited by), A. D. Pickering (Edited by), J. P. Sumpter (Edited by), C. B. Schreck (Edited by)

9780521281706, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 22 September 2011

290 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 1.7 cm, 0.43 kg

Review of the hardback: '… a most useful text for anyone interested in the health and welfare of finfish … I would recommend the book as a source text for readers seeking a thorough overview of the subject in a very readable format.' Animal Welfare

The principal themes of this 1997 book are stress and health in fish. Stress is of central concern in aquaculture, as the various stressors which accompany intensive fish husbandry can predispose the fish to compromised growth and health, and promote disease. The book comprises a comprehensive collection of chapters which describe potential stressors and the stress responses of fishes, as well as relevant information about the effects of factors such as nutrition. A discussion of various methods of detecting stressed states in fish in the lab as well as in the field is also included. In addition to the physiological stress response as manifest in changes in the endocrine system or acid-base and ionic balance, behavioural aspects of stress in fish are also covered.

Preface
1. Stress in finfish: past, present and future - a historical perspective B. A. Barton
2. Effects of rearing conditions on the health and physiological quality of fish in intensive culture G. A. Wedermeyer
3. Effects of stress on reproduction and growth of fish N. W. Pankhurst, and G. van der Kraak
4. The endocrinology of stress J. P. Sumpter
5. Ionic, osmotic and acid-base regulation in stress G. McDonald, and L. Milligan
6. Behavioural response to stress C. B. Schreck
7. Genetic basis to the stress response: selective breeding for stress-tolerant fish T. G. Pottinger and A. D. Pickering
8. Immune-endocrine interactions P. Balm
9. Dietary effects on stress and health T. C. Fletcher
10. Measurements of stressed states in the field J. D. Morgan, and G. K. Iwama
Index.

Subject Areas: Fishes [ichthyology PSVW1]