Thirty years of sea ranching Manila clams (Venerupis philippinarum): Successful techniques and lessons learned

Reviews in Fisheries Science

Volumn 16, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 44-50

  Becker, Peter ^a,c   Barringer, Carl ^a   Marelli, Dan C ^b  

^a Little Skookum Shellfish Growers LLC   (United States)

^b FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Little Skookum Shellfish Growers   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquaculture; Management; Manila clams; Sea ranching; Venerupis phillipanarum

Indexed keywords

BIVALVIA; MOLLUSCA; VENERUPIS; VENERUPIS (RUDITAPES) PHILIPPINARUM;

EID: 40249084939     PISSN: 10641262     EISSN: 15476553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10641260701790259     Document Type: Article

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