Growth rates of cobia (Rachycentron canadum) cultured in open ocean submerged cages in the Caribbean

Aquaculture

Volumn 302, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 195-201

  Benetti, Daniel D ^a   O'Hanlon, Brian ^b   Rivera, José A ^c   Welch, Aaron W ^a   Maxey, Christopher ^d   Orhun, M Refik ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b Snapperfarm   (Puerto Rico)

^c HC 01 Box 1736   (Puerto Rico)

^d CAPE ELEUTHERA INSTITUTE   (Bahamas)

^e NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cobia; Condition factor; Growth; Open ocean aquaculture

Indexed keywords

CONDITION FACTOR; GROWTH RATE; HATCHERY; LENGTH-WEIGHT RELATIONSHIP; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MATURATION; OPEN OCEAN; PERCIFORM; POPULATION DECLINE; REARING; STOCKING DENSITY; WATER TEMPERATURE;

BAHAMAS; PUERTO RICO;

RACHYCENTRON CANADUM; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 77950593308     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2010.02.021     Document Type: Article

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