PingSun Leung is a Professor at the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources at the University of Hawaii, Manoa. Cheng-Sheng Lee is the Director of Aquaculture Interchange Program at the Oceanic Institute in Waimanalo, Hawaii. Patricia J. O'Bryen is a Project Manager at the Oceanic Institute in Waimanalo, Hawaii.
The book is traditional proceedings fare, with a mix of overview articles and experience papers covering a range of topics. The book has a socioeconomic focus, but it can be read by those with little or no formal training in social sciences. The authors have avoided intrusive use of economics and social science jargon and this makes the content accessible to a relatively wide readership. To conclude; this book provides accessible coverage of, and some useful insights into, the factors that should be considered when evaluating species and systems for acquaculture development. Malcolm Jobling, University of Tromso The book has a socioeconomic focus, but it can be read by those with little or no formal training in social sciences. Aquacult International Aquaculture, as a substitute, replacement or complement to fisheries must be planned and considered equally carefully from a socio-economic perspective as from a bio-environmental one. This valuable book shows how and why. Ausmarine