Molluscan shellfish aquaculture : a practical guide / / edited by Sandra E. Shumway

• Pubblicazione: Lings, Great Easton, Essex : , : 5m Publishing, , 2021; ©2021
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xiv, 538 pages.) : illustrations
• Soggetto topico: Shellfish culture; Mollusks
• Persona (resp. second.): ShumwaySandra
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.--
• Titolo autorizzato: Molluscan shellfish aquaculture
• ISBN: 1-78918-146-1; 1-78918-147-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910861978603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II