Molluscan shellfish farming [[electronic resource] /] / by B.E. Spencer

• Record Nr.: UNISA996211184303316
• Autore: Spencer B. E
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Oxford, : Fishing News Books, 2002
• ISBN: 1-280-21380-9; 9786610213801; 0-470-79282-5; 0-470-99570-X; 1-4051-4744-X
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (294 p.)
• Disciplina: 639.4; 639/.4
• Soggetti: Shellfish culture - Great Britain; Shellfish fisheries - Great Britain
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Molluscan Shellfish Farming; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Bivalve cultivation in the UK: structuring influences; 2 General biology of bivalves with respect to cultivation; 3 Hatchery culture of bivalve larvae and juveniles; 4 Cultivation of hatchery-reared oysters in the sea; 5 Clam cultivation; 6 Oyster cultivation; 7 Mussel cultivation; 8 Scallop cultivation; 9 Abalone cultivation; 10 Bivalve predators and their control; 11 Criteria for selecting a site for bivalve cultivation; 12 Processing live bivalves for consumption; Glossary; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: As the world's population and the demand for seafood increase, the production of seafood from aquaculture has also seen massive increase and is set to continue. With wild stocks of many molluscan species depleted, aquaculture is firmly recognised as the means now, and for the future, of bridging the gap between the supply and demand of seafood. This important book covers the general biology of bivalves, hatchery culture methods and specific and comprehensive details of the cultivation of many commercially important species, including clams, oysters, mussels, scallops and abalone.