Bath sponge aquaculture in Torres Strait, Australia: Effect of explant size, farming method and the environment on culture success

Aquaculture

Volumn 271, Issue 1-4, 2007, Pages 188-195

  Duckworth, Alan R ^a,b   Wolff, Carsten ^a,b  

^a AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bath sponges; Explant size; Farming method; Season

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE; AQUACULTURE PRODUCTION; GROWTH RATE; SEASON; SPONGE; SURVIVAL;

TORRES STRAIT;

COSCINODERMA;

EID: 34548227305     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2007.06.037     Document Type: Article

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