Abalone

Biology, Ecology, Aquaculture and Fisheries

Peter Cook, Sandra Shumway
Elsevier
420 pages
ISBN: 9780128149386
July 2023

As Volume 44 in the Developments in Aquaculture and Fisheries Science series, this reference describes the taxonomy of more than 50 abalone species worldwide. The content contains information on the biology, physiology and ecology of each species as well as reproduction, genetics, diseases and parasites. It includes abalone fisheries in different parts of the world, detailing abalone aquaculture in China, Japan, Korea, Australia, Europe and Western North America. It takes a comprehensive approach to understanding overall shellfish management, making it valuable to fisheries, marine biologists and researchers studying shellfish, aquaculture and the ocean environment.