Advances in aquaculture : T.V.R. Pillay and W.A. Dill (Editors), Fishing News (Books) Ltd., London, 1979. 651 pp., £52.00, ISBN 0-85238-092-5

Twenty-one isolates of saprolegniaceous fungi representing three genera, viz. Achlya, Aphanomyces and Saprolegnia, were isolated from 19 different species of fishes from Indian waters. The pathogenicity of these isolates has been tested by conducting artificial inoculation experiments under controlled laboratory conditions (proving Koch's postulates) using Anabas testudineus Bl. and Channa punctatus Bl. as test fishes.     

Aquaculture in Southeast Asia. A historical overview : Shao-Wen Ling. Washington Sea Grant Publication. University of Washington Press, Seattle and London, 1977. 108 pp., 5 figs., 11 illus., 19 tables, cloth US $ 19.50; pbk. US $ 7.50, ISBN 0-295-95560-0, ISBN 0-295-95563-5(pbk)

Existing open plankton pond techniques employed in Australian warm-water fish culture are outlined. The development of the covered plankton pond is traced and details of materials used, management and production over an 18-month period provided. The advantages of covered ponds, improved design features for further work and the significance of techniques develeped are briefly discussed.