Aquaculture Development In Less Developed Countries

Leah J. Smith are policy associates in the Marine Policy and Ocean Management Program at the Woods Hole Oceano-graphic Institution. They and the other contributors offer perspectives shaped by backgrounds in the social and natural sciences, extension work, and government administration. Susan Peterson are policy associates in the Marine Policy and Ocean Management Program at the Woods Hole Oceano-graphic Institution. They and the other contributors offer perspectives shaped by backgrounds in the social and natural sciences, extension work, and government administration.

• 1. An Introduction to Aquaculture Development 2. The Rationale, Promise, and Realities of Aquaculture: A Cultural-Nutritional Perspective 3. Allocation of Aquaculture Resources 4. Sociocultural Aspects of Implementing Aquaculture Systems in Marine Fishing Communities 5. The Role of Non-Technical Factors in the Development of Latin American Aquaculture 6. Aquaculture Development in Atomistic Societies 7. Aquaculture in Costa Rica: Development Strategies and Factors Limiting Expansion 8. Aquaculture Development: Capitalism and Related Alternatives 9. Oyster Culture in Sierra Leone 10. Fish Culture in Israel as a Cash Crop 11. Aquaculture Policies in Egypt 12. Elements in Evaluating Success and Failure in Aquaculture Projects