1. INTRODUCTION TO AQUACULTURE 2. PRACTICES OF FISH CULTURE IN PONDS 3. FISH FARMING PONDS 4. POND ECOSYSTEM 5. FISH SPECIES FOR POND CULTURE6. CONSTRUCTION OF PONDS AND FARMS 7. FISH POND DESIGNING AND CONSTRUCTION 8. EXISTING PONDS RENOVATION 9. FILTRATION DEVICES IN AQUACULTURE 12. FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS IN POND 13. FISH SEED COLLECTION AND TRANSPORTATION 14. FISH STOCKING 15. POND ENVIRONMENT MAINTENANCE AND MONITORING 16. BIOFLOC TECHNOLOGY: PRINCIPLES AND PROSPECTS 17. HATCHERIES: ADVANCES IN DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION 18. BREEDING OPERATION 19. FISH FEED AND NUTRITION 20. MANAGEMENT OF COMMON HAZARDS 21. HARVESTING MANAGEMENT AND TECHNIQUES 22. TRANSPORT AND MARKETING 23. AQUACULTURE EXTENSION