Productivity and profitability of Mithraculus forceps aquaculture

Aquaculture

Volumn 283, Issue 1-4, 2008, Pages 43-49

  Figueiredo, Joana ^a   Penha Lopes, Gil ^a   Lin, Junda ^b   Narciso, Luís ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Management; Mithraculus forceps; Model; Ornamental; Production; Profitability

Indexed keywords

CRAB FISHERY; FORECASTING METHOD; GROWTH RESPONSE; MODELING; PREY AVAILABILITY; PROFITABILITY; SURVIVAL;

ALGAE; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); MITHRACULUS FORCEPS;

EID: 51049103398     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2008.06.043     Document Type: Article

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