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## Meet the editor

Qian Lu received his Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota (USA) and then worked at Nanchang University (China). Qian Lu is doing research on aquaculture, including innovative aquaculture models, nutritional values of aquaculture feed, green technology for aquaculture and the remediation of eutrophic wastewater, and the ecosystem of aquaculture. Some of his research has been successfully applied in aquaculture to address

technological problems.

Contents

**Section 1**

for Aquaculture

*and Piera Pepe-Vargas*

*by Alexander Dindial*

**Section 2**

A Case Study *by Aslihan Katip*

*and Anti Vasemägi*

**Preface XI**

Novel Technologies for Salmon Culture **1**

**Chapter 1 3**

**Chapter 2 19**

**Chapter 3 33**

Issues in Salmon Aquaculture Industry **47**

**Chapter 4 49**

**Chapter 5 77**

**Chapter 6 91**

New Development: High-Strength Stainless Steel as a Sustainable Material

in Pre-Cordilleran Sector under a Recirculation System in Northern Chile

*by Paul Gümpel, Urs Dornbierer, Arnulf Hörtnagl and Torsten Bogatzky*

Integrated Culture of *Oncorhynchus mykiss* (Rainbow Trout)

Developments in Probiotic Use in the Aquaculture of *Salmo* Spp.

Perspectives on Salmon Aquaculture: Current Status, Challenges

Investigation of Trace Metal Bioaccumulation in Wastewater-Fed Fish:

Sexual Maturation in Farmed Atlantic Salmon (*Salmo salar*): A Review

*by Renzo Pepe-Victoriano, Héctor Aravena-Ambrosetti* 

and Genetic Improvement for Future Growth *by James E. Barasa, Purity Nasimiyu Mukhongo* 

*by Patricia Rivera, José Gallardo, Cristian Araneda* 

*and Cynthia Chepkemoi Ngetich*

### Contents


Preface

Salmon aquaculture is becoming more prevalent due to the high popularity of salmon products in the market. However, the development of salmon aquaculture is faced with a variety of problems. This book provides some new ideas about salmon aquaculture, such as the use of probiotics to prevent antibiotic resistance and enhance the immune response of salmon. In addition, the book discusses some novel models of salmon aquaculture. This volume is a useful contribution to the

**Qian Lu**

Nanchang University, Nanchang, China

field of salmon aquaculture.
