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Book review Aquarium Sciences and Conservation, 2, 43±44 (1998) Conditioning, Spawning and Rearing of Fish with Emphasis on Marine Clown®sh F.H. Hoff Jr Florida Aquaculture Consultants Inc., 1996 £30.00, Paperback, pp. ix‡ 212 This book will be of considerable interest to any experienced marine aquarist, professional or hobbyist alike. In particular, it provides an invaluable source of reference material for those intending to move into the ®eld of ornamental marine ®sh culture. The author, Frank Hoff Jr, is well-quali®ed to write such a work for he has been a contributing marine biologist since 1966 when he started working for the Florida Marine Research Laboratory in St Petersburg. Here, with fellow marine biologist Martin Moe, he worked for 3 years on ®sheries taxonomy covering over 300 species. In 1969 he became head biologist for the new Aquaculture Division for the State of Florida and in 1974 was contracted to become the founder of Instant Oceans Hatcheries in Florida. In 1984 he founded Florida Aqua Farms Inc. and in 1989 established a subsidiary of Aquaculture Supply In Geneva, Switzer- land. After the opening section of the book explaining brie¯y about the author's history there is a short but clear and concise introduction to http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Aquarium Sciences and Conservation Springer Journals

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Aquarium Sciences and Conservation , Volume 2 (1) – Oct 14, 2004
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Publisher
Springer Journals
Copyright
Copyright © 1998 by Chapman and Hall
Subject
Life Sciences; Freshwater & Marine Ecology
ISSN
1357-5325
eISSN
1573-1448
DOI
10.1023/A:1017198529221
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Aquarium Sciences and Conservation, 2, 43±44 (1998) Conditioning, Spawning and Rearing of Fish with Emphasis on Marine Clown®sh F.H. Hoff Jr Florida Aquaculture Consultants Inc., 1996 £30.00, Paperback, pp. ix‡ 212 This book will be of considerable interest to any experienced marine aquarist, professional or hobbyist alike. In particular, it provides an invaluable source of reference material for those intending to move into the ®eld of ornamental marine ®sh culture. The author, Frank Hoff Jr, is well-quali®ed to write such a work for he has been a contributing marine biologist since 1966 when he started working for the Florida Marine Research Laboratory in St Petersburg. Here, with fellow marine biologist Martin Moe, he worked for 3 years on ®sheries taxonomy covering over 300 species. In 1969 he became head biologist for the new Aquaculture Division for the State of Florida and in 1974 was contracted to become the founder of Instant Oceans Hatcheries in Florida. In 1984 he founded Florida Aqua Farms Inc. and in 1989 established a subsidiary of Aquaculture Supply In Geneva, Switzer- land. After the opening section of the book explaining brie¯y about the author's history there is a short but clear and concise introduction to

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Aquarium Sciences and Conservation – Springer Journals

Published: Oct 14, 2004

References

  • Plankton Culture Manual
    Hoff, F.H.; Snell, T.W.