FISH AND SHELLFISH FARMING IN COASTAL WATERS. By P.H. Milne.

1972 1st edition. Small 4to (188 x 254mm). Pp208. B/w photographs, diagrams, charts, maps. Extensive bibliography. Black cloth, spine titled in silver gilt.

"All over the world there is a growing interest in the potential of farming fish and shellfish for additional food supply..solid, constructive and authoritative guidance on the fundamentals required for fullest success..is now supplied by Dr. P.H. Milne, Lecturer since January 1970 in the Department of Civil Engineering at The University of Strathclyde, Glasgow." Chapters include: Introduction; Fish and shellfish farming; legal aspects of sea farming; Site selection and analysis; Selection of materials; Design and construction of shore facilities; Intertidal farming techniques; sublittoral farming techniques; Seabed farming techniques; Floating cages and rafts; Effect of marine enclosures on environment; Control of predators; Marine pollution; Recent advances in materials and techniques; Conclusions; Appendices, including: Wind forces on coastal structures; Wave forces on coastal structures; Tidal current forces on mesh netting; Mesh net design criteria; Pile design calculations.