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Estuarine Fish Farming
C. F. HICKLING
1. Introduction . .
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A. From Primitive Fish-corral t o Fish Farin . .
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B. Definition of Estuaries as Sites for Fish Farms . . 122
II. Suitability of Estuaries as Sites €or Fish Farms . .
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A. Their Topography
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B. The Fertility of Estuaries . .
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111. The Species Cultured
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A. Selection of Organisms by Salinity . .
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B. The Natural History of the Species..
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IV. Sources of Young Fish and Prawns
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A. Non-breeding and Artificial Breeding
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B. The Fish Fry and Prawn Fry Industry
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C. Care and Rearing of Fry
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V. The Food of Cultivated Fish and Prawns..
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A. Chams, Grey Mullet, Eels, Tilapia and Prawns
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B. Culture of Algal Pasture
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Vl. Management of Brackish-water Fishponds
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A. Tilapia . .
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B. Russian Limans
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C. Hawaiian Fishponds . .
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D. Brackish-water Ponds at Arcachon . .
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E. North Italian Lagoons
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F. Bheris of West Bengal
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G. Prawn Ponds of Singapore . .
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H. Fish and Prawn Culture in Paddy Fields . .
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