Sustainable Freshwater Aquacultures: The Complete Guide from Backyard to Investor [Paperback]

Nick Romanowski (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 2006

The most complete, accessible and affordable guide to freshwater aquaculture in Australia, emphasizing sustainable use of all resources: whether it be on a small scale in a backyard pond, or in commercial production on broad acres. The book includes detailed information from design and construction of ponds to water quality, enhancing production through aeration, filtration and water treatment wetlands, foods and feeding, breeding and propagating aquatic animals and plants, sources of stock and polyculture (mixing fish, crustaceans, other animals, and plants for greater yields).

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Sustainable Freshwater Aquaculture is the most complete, accessible and affordable guide to freshwater aquaculture in Australia, emphasizing sustainable use of all resources.

About the Author

Nick Romanowski is a biologist who has worked with aquatic plants and animals for more than 30 years, from managing a wholesale aquarium to commercial breeding and propagation. He has written extensively on wetlands and plants for habitat and water treatment, and has a particular interest in the environmental impacts of aquaculture.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: University of New South Wales Press (October 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0868408352
• ISBN-13: 978-0868408354
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #861,677 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #79 in Books > Science & Math > Nature & Ecology > Lakes & Ponds

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15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good enjoyable reading about aquaculture, September 3, 2007

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Jiri Matus (Brno, Czech Republic) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sustainable Freshwater Aquacultures: The Complete Guide from Backyard to Investor (Paperback)

This book is a basic guide to the beginner in the field and anyone just thinking to set up own pond.
To my view the weak part of this book is that it is way too general to make final decission based on information in this book. It could have been going in each chapter into more detail, examples etc.
What makes it good for reading is wery good structure of chapters, which lets anyone starting to think about aquaculture to capture the full range of aquacultures available. There are many usefull tips ranging from what to choose, what to check, what to avoid prior taking the shovel in hand and here I found it inspiring and usefull.
Written in easy language I found it a fine, joy reading.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars too costly for too little information, March 19, 2009

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rob "flyin" (nj, usa) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Sustainable Freshwater Aquacultures: The Complete Guide from Backyard to Investor (Paperback)

I was extremely disappointed for something that purports to be the "complete guide".

In fact this book is a basic intro to the subject, with some pretty pictures...apparently what you are paying for.

Very disappointed.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Everything about what's wrong in aquaculture., April 11, 2011

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This review is from: Sustainable Freshwater Aquacultures: The Complete Guide from Backyard to Investor (Paperback)

Beautifully produced and high quality publishing will not make up for this editions negative approach to aquaculture. If one wants to know everything about why aquaculture will not work and why it's a waste of time to even try, is in this book. Barely 5 pages (that may be optimistic) about what will work. Nothing about what could be tried, what will work on smaller scales. What would a hobby grower likely succeed at to develop skills and "aqua-acuity". It is very easy to belittle and denigrate others efforts. In fact Mr. Romanowski seems to have missed his calling and after 30 years of learning something about aquaculture instead of illuminating us about what could be tried and/or developed he parades as a movie critic who prides himself in trashing every movie ever made. Don't waste your money on it unless you are looking for every possible reason to not pursue aquaculture. Nice pictures though.