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About this book
Molluscan Shellfish Aquaculture: A Practical Guide is a readable, useable, and comĀprehensive source of information for all those interested in growing shellfish. The editor and chapter authors are among the most widely known and respected authorities working in the aquaculture industry and academia, and share decades of accumulated practical knowledge. Chapters covered include mussels, clams, oysters, scallops, abalone, pearl oysters and gastropods. Others focus on site selection, water quality management, hatchery construction and techniques, algal culture, biotechnical applications, disease, biofouling, best management practices, certification programs, marketing and business plans. Reference lists for further reading also are included.Molluscan Shellfish Aquaculture: A Practical Guide is a landmark resource for those working in the aquaculture industry, including hatchery and farm operatives and manĀagers, inspectors, and consultants, and will serve the shellfish aquaculture industry for years to come. Personnel within companies supplying the shellfish industry with techniĀcal equipment and those working in the global seafood trade will find a wealth of useful information. Libraries in all universities and establishments involved in aquaculture teachĀing and research, marine and freshwater sciences, and invertebrate zoology should have copies of this comprehensive book on their shelves. Perhaps it will excite and engage new growers and consideration of new species to utilize shellfish to their fullest potential.
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Table of contents
- 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