2019-06-282019-06-281981In: Advances in food-producing systems for arid and semiarid lands, Part B, pp. 899-978https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12348/3734The controlled breeding of finfish for culture is reviewed with special refer-ence to recent developments and persistent problems. Freshwater species are at present cultured on a much larger scale than brackishwater and marine species which have potential for aquaculture in arid and semi-arid lands. A reliable supply of fish seed for freshwater farming can usually be produced from captive broodstock whereas coastal aquaculture still depends largely on collection of seed from the wild.application/pdfBook Chapterhttps://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-467302-1.50015-5