Lobsters: Biology, Management, Aquaculture and Fisheries - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1405126574 ISBN 13: 9781405126571

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell, 2006

Synopsis

Lobsters are one of the most commercially important groups of animals harvested and farmed throughout the world. Bringing high prices on the market and the table, the results and yields of farmed species has seen continued growth.

Under the Editorship of Bruce Phillips an international team of authors provide exhaustive coverage of these fascinating creatures, stretching from growth and development to management and conservation, providing the reader with:

• Key information for lobster farmers and harvesters
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• Organisation of the species by genera for ease of use
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• Coverage of parasites, pathogens and commensals; their impact, detection and measurement 

Fisheries scientists, aquaculture personnel, aquatic and invertebrate biologists, physiologists, ecologists, marine biologists and environmental biologists will all find this a vital source of reference. Libraries in universities and research establishments where biological and life sciences and fisheries and aquaculture are studied and taught will find it a valuable addition to their shelves.

About this title

About the Author:

Bruce Phillips is based at the Department of Environmental Biology and Aquatic Sciences Research Unit, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia and is highly regarded for his work in the area of fisheries and aquaculture with a focus on invertebrates.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1405126574
• ISBN 13: 9781405126571
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 528
• Editor: Phillips Bruce