SEAFARM: THE STORY OF AQUACULTURE. By Elisabeth Mann Borgese.

1980 1st edition. Large square 4to (214 x 257mm). Pp236. Colour and b/w photographs, bibliogrpahy. Gilt seaweed motif to sea-green cloth, spine titled in gilt.

This book is a world-wide survery of aquaculture methods." India, Indonesia, Thailand, Japan, the Phillipines, the USA and the Soviet Union..." This book "not only reports the author's encouragin findings, but also proposes legislation to ensure the rational and efficient use of our aquatic resources." This book reads rather like an extended National Geographic article. That said, it presents an overview of at least some of the world's fish farming as it was in the 1970s, with numerous good, large photographs in colour and black and white. Chapters include: Part I, The Age of Aquarius: Excursion into the past; Seven reasons for aquaculture; A net of connected meshes; East meets West. Part II, Meadows and Fields: The ubiquitous algae; The versatile seaweeds; Seaweed farming. Part III, Farm Animals: Getting acquainted; Molluscs; Crustaceans; Farming finfish. Part IV, On the Horizon: Constraints; Action; A (suggested) new law for aquaculture.