Quality improvement by feeding wild-caught edible crab (Cancer pagurus L.): A pilot study

Aquaculture Research

Volumn 37, Issue 14, 2006, Pages 1487-1496

  Woll, Astrid K ^a   Van Der Meeren, Gro I ^b   Tuene, Stig ^a  

^a Moreforsking   (Norway)

^b INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cancer pagurus; Edible crab; Feeding; Improved quality; Temperature

Indexed keywords

CRAB FISHERY; FEEDING; MARICULTURE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; YIELD;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; NORWAY; SCANDINAVIA;

CANCER PAGURUS; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA);

EID: 33749631589     PISSN: 1355557X     EISSN: 13652109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2109.2006.01587.x     Document Type: Article

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