Sea cucumber aquaculture: Hatchery production, juvenile growth and industry challenges

Advances in Aquaculture Hatchery Technology

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 431-454

  Mercier, A ^a   Hamel, J F ^b  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b Society for the Exploration and Valuing of the Environment   (Canada)

Author keywords

Apostichopus japonicus; Aquaculture; Beche de mer; Holothuria scabra; Isostichopus fuscus; Nursery; Sea cucumber; Sea ranching

Indexed keywords

EID: 84902565579     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1533/9780857097460.2.431     Document Type: Chapter

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