A comparison of three land-based containment systems for use in culturing green sea urchins, Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis (Müller) (Echinodermata: Echinoidea)

Aquaculture Research

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 339-350

  Daggett, Tara L ^a,d   Pearce, Christopher M ^b   Robinson, Shawn M C ^c  

^a Grand Manan   (Canada)

^b PACIFIC BIOLOGICAL STATION   (Canada)

^c ST ANDREWS BIOLOGICAL STATION   (Canada)

^d Sweeney International Management Corporation   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aquaculture; Containment systems; Gonad enhancement; Raceway; Sea urchin; Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE SYSTEM; ECHINODERM CULTURE; MORTALITY; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY;

ECHINODERMATA; ECHINOIDEA; LYTECHINUS VARIEGATUS; STRONGYLOCENTROTUS DROEBACHIENSIS;

EID: 33644999124     PISSN: 1355557X     EISSN: 13652109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2109.2005.01430.x     Document Type: Article

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