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Current and Future Reproductive Technologies and World Food Production

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Chapter title
Current and future assisted reproductive technologies for fish species.
Chapter number 3
Book title
Current and Future Reproductive Technologies and World Food Production
Published in
Advances in experimental medicine and biology, January 2014
DOI 10.1007/978-1-4614-8887-3_3
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Book ISBNs
978-1-4614-8886-6, 978-1-4614-8887-3
Authors

Gregory M. Weber, Cheng-Sheng Lee, Weber, Gregory M., Lee, Cheng-Sheng

Abstract

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) estimates that in 2012 aquaculture production of fish will meet or exceed that of the capture fisheries for the first time. Thus, we have just turned the corner from a predominantly hunting gathering approach to meeting our nutritional needs from fish, to a farming approach. In 2012, 327 finfish species and five hybrids were covered by FAO aquaculture statistics, although farming of carps, tilapias, salmonids, and catfishes account for most of food-fish production from aquaculture. Although for most major species at least part of production is based on what might be considered domesticated animals, only limited production in most species is based on farming of improved lines of fish or is fully independent of wild seedstock. Consistent with the infancy of most aquaculture industries, much of the development and implementation of reproductive technologies over the past 100 years has been directed at completion of the life cycle in captivity in order to increase seed production and begin the process of domestication. The selection of species to farm and the emphasis of selective breeding must also take into account other ways to modify performance of an animal. Reproductive technologies have also been developed and implemented to affect many performance traits among fishes. Examples include technologies to control gender, alter time of sexual maturation, and induce sterilization. These technologies help take advantage of sexually dimorphic growth, overcome problems with growth performance and flesh quality associated with sexual maturation, and genetic containment. Reproductive technologies developed to advance aquaculture and how these technologies have been implemented to advance various sectors of the aquaculture industry are discussed. Finally, we will present some thoughts regarding future directions for reproductive technologies and their applications in finfish aquaculture.

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Readers by professional status Count As %
Researcher 5 15%
Student > Master 4 12%
Lecturer 3 9%
Student > Doctoral Student 3 9%
Student > Ph. D. Student 3 9%
Other 4 12%
Unknown 11 33%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 16 48%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 2 6%
Nursing and Health Professions 1 3%
Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine 1 3%
Medicine and Dentistry 1 3%
Other 1 3%
Unknown 11 33%
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