Biotechnology and Genetics in Fisheries and Aquaculture

Following the structure of the first edition, this carefully revised and updated new edition is of vital importance to those working in the fisheries and aquaculture industries. As well as the inclusion of a new chapter covering the emerging fields of genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics and metabolomics, this exciting new edition provides new and enhanced information on all major areas of importance in this field, including the following: conservation genetics, forensic applications, identification of animals to family level, genome mapping, disease identification, the use of triploidy in reducing the genetic impact of escapees, and the use of GMOs in the industry.

About the Authors: Andy Beaumont and Kathrin Hoare are at the School of Ocean Sciences, Bangor University, Wales, UK. Pierre Boudry is at IFREMER, Plouzane, France.