THE SALMON HANDBOOK: THE LIFE AND CULTIVATION OF FISHES OF THE SALMON FAMILY. By Stephen Drummond Sedgwick. Illustrated by Robin Ade.

1982 1st edition. 8vo (142 x 222mm). Ppxvi,247. B/w photographs and illustrations, maps, extensive bibliography. Blue boards, spine titled in silver-gilt.

"The Salmon Handbook is the first comprehensive and authoritative book to cover the whole field of salmonid biology, behaviour and cultivation. It describes the different species and proves a fund of information on feeding, diseases and their treatment, up-to-date farming techniques and marketing. As well as being an invaluable guide for fish farmers themselves, this book makes a major contribution to our knowledge of all aspects of the salmon family and so will be of great interest to all those responsible for preserving stocks of wild salmon, river keepers, water authorities, biologists and fishermen". Chapters include:- Atlantic salmon; The Pacific salmons; Trouts and charrs; Fish in their environment; The fish farmers' fish; A choice of species; Oceans, seas and lakes; Planning salmon farms; Fish feeding and nutrition; Fish husbandry; Disease control and hygiene in sea-going salmonids; Salmon ranching; Markets, costs and profits.