At present, the supply of eggs and fry is one of the major
constraints on future aquaculture development. For the majority of
farmed species, production is totally dependent on harvesting of
broodstocks or seed from wild populations At present we know little
about the control of reproduction of most farmed finfish nor of the
detailed nutrient, metabolic and husbandry requirements of the
broodstock or the ways in which they might be managed to optimize
seed production and improve the quality of eggs and larvae. Newer
technologies such as ploidy and gender manipulation, induced
spawning and cryopreservation are coming to the forefront of modern
broodstock management and all of these topics are considered, in
detail, in this new text.

Broodstock Management and Egg and Larval Quality has been
written as a standard text for commercial practitioners and
students of aquaculture, fish biology and fisheries and provides a
comprehensive review of current and future methods of broodstock
and hatchery management. The range of marine and freshwater
tropical and temperate finfish species considered, together with
contributions from many of the world's most eminent fish
biologists, provide comprehensive and international coverage of
this increasingly important area of aquaculture.