The book Freshwater Fish Culture will be indispensable source of information for all those actively engaged in the study of freshwater fish culture and other related topics. It also includes current information for students, research workers, fishery officers, entrepreneur, progressive fish culturists, and farm managers concerned with fish production from freshwater resources. The book shall be of great help to the undergraduate and post-graduate students of Fisheries Science. The main aim of this publication is to help pisciculturists to keep abreast of some informations in different aspects of freshwater fish culture. The book incorporates subject materials on the progress made so far in the field of fisheries research and development as well as fast growing science of freshwater fish culture. The different chapters of the book have been described in a lucid manner and as brief as possible to grasp the subject materials in perspective. This treatise is intended primarily for students and researchers in fish culture, and it gives widest perception. Each chapter has been so designed to be useful to readers in the field of Fisheries Science. This book will, perhaps be well received in the Fisheries College, Universities, Private and Public Organisations where training, teaching, and extension of freshwater fish culture is undertaken. Contents Chapter 1: Water and soil around fish; Chapter 2: Nutrient carriers used in fish culture; Chapter 3: Pond and lake ecosystems; Chapter 4: Aquatic plants in pond and lake environments; Chapter 5: Actions of pond soil organisms; Chapter 7: Micro-organisms in relation to fish culture ecosystem; Chapter 8: Natural food in fish ponds; Chapter 9: Artificial feed in fish culture; Chapter 10: Management of water in fish culture; Chapter 11: Management techniques in fish culture; Chapter 12: Water, soil and chemical pollution; Chapter 13: Acidity and alkalinity in fish culture ecosystem; Chapter 14: Activities of inland fisheries sector: Indian scenario; Chapter 15: Principles of management in fisheries sector; Chapter 16: Nutrient recycling through organic wastes and wastewater in fish culture; Chapter 17: Role of nitrogen fertilizers in fish culture; Chapter 18: Role of phosphorus fertilizers in fish culture; Chapter 19: Global inland capture fisheries and freshwater fish culture; Chapter 20: Carp culture in India; Chapter 21: Composite fish culture; Chapter 22: Water and the world s fish supply as food.