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Molluscan Shellfish Aquaculture : A Practical Guide.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Great Easton : 5m Publishing Ltd., 2021Copyright date: ©2021Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (954 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781789181470
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Molluscan Shellfish AquacultureDDC classification:
  • 639.4
LOC classification:
  • SH370
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication Page -- Contents -- List of contributors -- Preface -- Further reading -- 1. Farming oysters for food and profit -- 2. Clam aquaculture -- 3. Culture of giant clams -- 4. Scallop aquaculture -- 5. Mussel aquaculture -- 6. Abalone aquaculture -- 7. Conch aquaculture: queen conch, Lobatus gigas, and fighting conch, Strombus alatus and Strombus pugilis -- 8. Culture of the carnivorous marine snail, Concholepas concholepas -- 9. Pearl oyster culture and pearl production -- 10. Site selection for molluscan shellfish aquaculture -- 11. Water and shellfish quality concerns for commercial bivalve shellfish aquaculture -- 12. Design and construction considerations for a molluscan hatchery -- 13. Algal culture for shellfish aquaculture -- 14. Genetics in shellfish culture -- 15. Shellfish diseases -- 16. Control of biofouling -- 17. Shellfish farming: regulations, spatial planning, best practices, and certification -- 18. Environmental and social certification of aquaculture -- 19. Marketing -- 20. Business planning for aquaculture -- Index.
Summary: A useable manual for all those interested in an up-to-date introduction to the field. Each of the major cultured species of commercial importance are covered, providing cutting-edge information of practical use to all those involved in shellfish aquaculture.
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Intro -- Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication Page -- Contents -- List of contributors -- Preface -- Further reading -- 1. Farming oysters for food and profit -- 2. Clam aquaculture -- 3. Culture of giant clams -- 4. Scallop aquaculture -- 5. Mussel aquaculture -- 6. Abalone aquaculture -- 7. Conch aquaculture: queen conch, Lobatus gigas, and fighting conch, Strombus alatus and Strombus pugilis -- 8. Culture of the carnivorous marine snail, Concholepas concholepas -- 9. Pearl oyster culture and pearl production -- 10. Site selection for molluscan shellfish aquaculture -- 11. Water and shellfish quality concerns for commercial bivalve shellfish aquaculture -- 12. Design and construction considerations for a molluscan hatchery -- 13. Algal culture for shellfish aquaculture -- 14. Genetics in shellfish culture -- 15. Shellfish diseases -- 16. Control of biofouling -- 17. Shellfish farming: regulations, spatial planning, best practices, and certification -- 18. Environmental and social certification of aquaculture -- 19. Marketing -- 20. Business planning for aquaculture -- Index.

A useable manual for all those interested in an up-to-date introduction to the field. Each of the major cultured species of commercial importance are covered, providing cutting-edge information of practical use to all those involved in shellfish aquaculture.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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