Echinoderm aquaculture / / edited by Nicholas P. Brown and Stephen D. Eddy

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910131536603321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Wiley Blackwell, , [2015]; ©2015
• ISBN: 1-119-00597-3; 1-119-00585-X
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (459 p.)
• Disciplina: 639.7
• Soggetti: Sea urchin culture; Sea cucumbers - Cultures and culture media; Aquaculture
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Title Page; Copyright; Table of Contents; List of Contributors; Part I: Biology and Exploitation of Echinoderms; Chapter 1: Sea Urchin Ecology and Biology; Introduction; Natural History and Ecology; Biology and Physiology; Summary; References; Chapter 2: Use and Exploitation of Sea Urchins; Urchin Consumption around the World; Global Supply and Demand of Sea Urchins; Global Trade; North American Market: the United States and Canada; US Domestic and International Marketing Channels for Gulf of Maine Sea Urchins; Acknowledgements; References; Chapter 3: Sea Cucumber Biology and Ecology; HolothuroideaAspidochirote Biology; References; Chapter 4: Use and Exploitation of Sea Cucumbers; Introduction; Sea Cucumbers as Food; Sea Cucumbers as Medicine; Sea Cucumber Processing and Marketing; Trade and Grading; References; Part II: Sea Urchin Aquaculture; Chapter 5: Sea Urchin Aquaculture in Japan; Introduction: Sea Urchin Fisheries in Japan; Current Status of Sea Urchin Fisheries; Hatchery Technology (Production of Seed); Reseeding of Sea Urchins in Japan; Land-based and Captive Sea-based Grow Out (Cultivation of Seed to Market Size); Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 6: Sea Urchin Aquaculture in ChinaIntroduction; Species ; Choices; History and Trends; Markets and Uses; Broodstock Management and Gamete Collection; Hatchery Technology; Land-Based Nursery Stage; Growout; References; Chapter 7: Sea Urchin Aquaculture in Norway; General Introduction; Sea Urchin Hatchery Technology; Manufactured Feed Development in Norway; Sea Urchin Grow-Out; Land-Based Sea Urchin Grow-Out and Roe Enhancement; Sea-Based Sea Urchin Grow-Out and Roe Enhancement; Sea Urchin Health Issues; Economics; Industry constraints and expectations; Acknowledgements; References; Chapter 8: Aquaculture of the Green Sea Urchin Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis in North AmericaEcology and Fisheries; Hatchery Technology; Settlement and Nursery; Growout to Market; Health Issues; Future Prospects for Green Sea Urchin Aquaculture in the Gulf of Maine; Acknowledgements; References; Chapter 9: Sea Urchin Aquaculture in Scotland; Introduction; Broodstock Management and Gamete Collection; Hatchery Production; Nursery Culture; Grow out Systems: Integrated Aquaculture; Artificial Diets; Harvesting and Handling; Disease; Economics and Future Prospects; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 10: Sea Urchin Aquaculture in AustraliaIntroduction; Species Choices; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 11: Sea Urchin Aquaculture in New Zealand; Introduction; Broodstock Management and Gamete Collection; Hatchery Technology; Growout; Ranching; Sea urchin Health Issues; Economics; Industry Constraints and Expectations; References; Chapter 12: Enhancing the Commercial Quality of Edible Sea Urchin Gonads - Technologies Emphasizing Nutritive Phagocytes; Introduction; Sea Urchin Gonads as Edible Animal Products; Some Characteristics of High Quality, Commercial Grade Edible Sea Urchin Gonads (i.e., Roe or Uni) from Wild Populations