Report of the Working Group on Mass Rearing of Juvenile Marine Fish

The ICES Working Group on Mass Rearing of Juvenile Marine Fish met to work according to the following terms of reference (ICES C.M. 1990jF:65):

a) prepare a report describing standardized procedures and conditions for experimental fry production of turbot and sea bass as model species, including criteria in addition to growth and survival, for the evaluation of the quality of eggs, larvae and juveniles;

b) describe nutritional requirements of marine fish, primarily for fatty acids and amino acids and collect information on the function of individual compounds in the organisms;

c) advice on alternative strategies to the use of antibiotics in the control of microflora in culture systems.