The present work offers a comprehensive examination of the diverse field of fisheries, delving into subjects ranging from the biology of fish populations to sustainable aquaculture methods and post-harvest management strategies. The text covers several important topics, including fisheries biology, food and feeding habits, aquaculture systems, water quality parameters, environmental considerations, disease prevention and control in aquaculture, food safety and quality assurance, post-harvest processing and value addition, fishery economics and policy, marketing and distribution strategies, microplastic pollution, fish nutrition and feed technology, and cutting-edge technologies to mitigate the environmental impact on aquatic ecosystems. This book serves as a valuable resource for aquaculture and fisheries management professionals, researchers, and students, providing them with the most recent advancements in the field.

The present work offers a comprehensive examination of the diverse field of fisheries, delving into subjects ranging from the biology of fish populations to sustainable aquaculture methods and post-harvest management strategies. The text covers several important topics, including fisheries biology, food and feeding habits, aquaculture systems, water quality parameters, environmental considerations, disease prevention and control in aquaculture, food safety and quality assurance, post-harvest processing and value addition, fishery economics and policy, marketing and distribution strategies, microplastic pollution, fish nutrition and feed technology, and cutting-edge technologies to mitigate the environmental impact on aquatic ecosystems. This book serves as a valuable resource for aquaculture and fisheries management professionals, researchers, and students, providing them with the most recent advancements in the field.

Content

Section 1: Aquaculture and Fisheries

1. Epigenetics in Aquaculture and Fisheries

Kolanjinathan Ranjith Kumar, Rajendiran Rajeshkannan, Chandran Sudhan, D. Kaviarasu and R. Bavithra

2. Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture: A Balanced System for Sustainable Aquaculture

Kalidoss Radhakrishnan, P. Dheeran, Rajendiran Rajesh kannan, P. Seenivasan, N. Raghuvaran, Radhakrishnan Naveenkumar, Abhilash Thapa and Kanagaraja Anantharaja

3. COVID-19 Pandemic - Impact on Fisheries and Aquaculture

Hari Prasad Mohale and Sanjay Chandravanshi

4. Nutraceuticals as Functional Feed Additives: Roles and Scope in Aquaculture

Raghuvaran N.

Section 2: Fisheries Biology, Resources and Post-Harvest Management

5. Jellyfish Apocalypse - An Opportunity?

Meenatchi S., AbuthagirIburahim S, Vidhya V., Kamalii A. and Ulaganathan Arisekar

6. Cybertaxonomy: A New Biodiversity Science Tool

Sanjay Chandravanshi, Sudhan Chandran, Hari Prasad Mohale, Sahil Rai and H.S. Mogalekar

7. Delineation of Stocks through Integrated Approaches for Management and Conservation of Fishes

Dhanlakshmi M., Shivkumar, Rinkesh N. Wanjari and Harshavarthini M.

8. Current Biodiversity Status of the Chilika Lake and Their Sustainable Management

Sanjay Chandravanshi, Rishikesh Venkatrao Kadam, Koshalya Rohidas, Sudhan Chandran and Abinaya R.

9. Integrative Taxonomical Approach for Portunid Crab Species Identification

Preetysh Nanda Patnaik, Adyasha Sahu, Sudhan C., Venkataramani V.K., Jayakumar N., and R. Durairaja

10. Need of the Hour: To Conserve Portunid Crab Along The Tamil Nadu Coast

Adyasha Sahu, V.K. Venkataramani, N. Jayakumar, R. Durairaja Sudhan C., and Preetysh Nanda Patnaik

Section-3: Fish Processing, Fisheries Engineering and Fishing Technology

11. Pathogenicity of Salmonella and Their Impact in Seafood Rejection

Thamizhselvan Surya, Balasubramanian Sivaraman, Geevaretnam Jeyasekaran, Robinson Jeyashakila and Shanmugam Sundhar

12. Overview of Surimi Technology and Its Challenges and Opportunities

Mohammed Akram Javith S.

13. Nucleic Acid Amplification: Alternative Methods of Polymerase Chain Reaction

Nahida Quyoom, Rajendiran Rajeshkannan, A. Pradeep and Darshan Pawaskar

14. Recent Trends in Packaging

Angela Brighty R.J

Section 4: Fisheries Economics, Extension and Statistics

15. Climate Change Vulnerability in Fisheries: Impacts and Adaptation Strategies

Suvetha V.

16. Fisheries Technologies and Its Adoption

Ankush Kamble, Jayapratha T., Rujan J. and Shivaji Argade

17. Management Implications for Hokersar Wetland: A Ramsar Site in Jammu and Kashmir

Regu Atufa, Nadeem Qadri, Saba N. Reshi and Sadaf Gul

18. Management Options for Sustainable Exploitation of Fishes on the Coast of Gulf of Mannar of Tamil Nadu, India

N. Neethiselvan, S. Archana, J. AmalaShajeeva and D. Sundareswari

19. Role of NGOs in Fisheries Development

J. Rujan, Ankush L. Kamble P. Seenivasan

Section 5: Fish Pathology, Genetics Biotechnology and Nutrition

20. Organ on A Chip

Rajendiran Rajeshkannan

21. Bacterial Diseases of Shrimp

Manimozhi E. and Porkodi M.

22. Types of Markers and Their Application in Fisheries

Sanjay Chandravanshi, Narshing Kashyap, Sudhan Chandran and Hari Prasad Mohale

23. Importance of Essential Fatty Acid Nutrition in Fish

Shivkumar, Dhanalakshmi M., MukkeriKrantirekha and Akshaya Vinod Mayekar

24. Role of Macroalgae in Reducing the Oxidative Stress

P. Chellamanimegalai, Amom Mahendrajit and Geetanjali Deshmukhe

25. Herbs in Fish Nutrition: As a Boon for Present Fish Fee Consequences

Shivkumar, Dhanalakshmi M., Rinkesh N. Wanjari and Harshavarthini M.

26. Impacts of Xenobiotics in Fish Reproduction

Sanjay Chandravanshi, Sudhan Chandran, Sahil Rai Narsale Swapnil Ananda and H.S. Mogalekar