Aquaculture Microbiology and Biotechnology

Aquaculture is currently one of the fastest growing production sectors in the world. It now accounts for nearly half (45%) of the world’s food fish (which refers to production of aquatic animals: fish, crustaceans, molluscs, amphibians) and this increase is expected to reach 50% in 2015. Genetic engineering and biotechnology have contributed vastly to this field. The most commonly used method…