LEADER 02598nam 2200565Ia 450 001 9910145271803321 005 20170815112837.0 010 $a1-281-31295-9 010 $a9786611312954 010 $a0-470-99981-0 010 $a0-470-99980-2 035 $a(CKB)1000000000404680 035 $a(EBL)351326 035 $a(OCoLC)437218595 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000217350 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11197218 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000217350 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10202269 035 $a(PQKB)10656530 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC351326 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000404680 100 $a20000921d2001 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aOyster culture$b[electronic resource] /$fGeorge C. Matthiessen 210 $aMalden, MA $cFishing News Books$d2001 215 $a1 online resource (173 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-85238-279-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aOyster Culture; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Salt Ponds; 2 Oyster Biology and Distribution; 3 Early Years; 4 Oyster Culture in the Far East; 5 Developments in Culture Techniques; 6 Oyster Culture in the Indo-Pacific Region; 7 Artificial Upwelling; 8 Oyster Culture in Western Europe; 9 Working Around Disease; 10 Oyster Culture in North America; 11 Limits to Oyster Production; 12 Oyster Culture in Tropical Regions; 13 Conclusions; References; Index 330 $aThe oyster trade worldwide is of huge commercial importance, and the demand for high quality oysters is rising all the time. With wild stocks depleted, the ever-increasing multi-million dollar oyster farming industry is serving this demand. Oyster Culture is a thorough review of the subject, providing a huge wealth of practical and commercially vital information of importance to all those involved in this expanding industry. Based on a lifetime's work in the industry, George Matthiessen has written a much-needed and comprehensive book covering all major aspects of the subject. 606 $aOyster culture 606 $aShellfish fisheries 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aOyster culture. 615 0$aShellfish fisheries. 676 $a639.41 676 $a639/.41 700 $aMatthiessen$b George C$0896383 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910145271803321 996 $aOyster culture$92002573 997 $aUNINA