Advances in hatchery and grow-out technology of cobia Rachycentron canadum (Linnaeus)

Aquaculture Research

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 701-711

  Benetti, Daniel D ^a   Orhun, Mehmet R ^a   Sardenberg, Bruno ^a   O'Hanlon, Brian ^a,b   Welch, Aaron ^a   Hoenig, Ronald ^a   Zink, Ian ^a   Rivera, José A ^a,c   Denlinger, Bristol ^a   Bacoat, Donald ^a   Palmer, Kevin ^a   Cavalin, Fernando ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b Snapperfarm   (Puerto Rico)

^c HC 01 Box 1736   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Cobia; Grow out; Larval rearing; Spawning

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATION; BROOD STOCK; CAGE CULTURE; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FISHERY PRODUCTION; HATCHERY; PARASITE INFESTATION; PERCIFORM; PROTOZOAN; REARING; SPAWNING; SURVIVAL;

AMYLOODINIUM OCELLATUM; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PHOTOBACTERIUM; PROTOZOA; RACHYCENTRON CANADUM; VIBRIO;

EID: 43249098550     PISSN: 1355557X     EISSN: 13652109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2109.2008.01922.x     Document Type: Article

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