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Clam Mariculture in North America

Buch | Hardcover

472 Seiten

1989
Elsevier Science Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-444-87300-2 (ISBN)

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Clams have been harvested along the coasts of North America for as long as records have been kept. They support commercial, sport and subsistence fisheries although unfortunately, with few exceptions, the harvest of these invertebrates is declining. This decline is probably caused by a number of factors including pollution and overfishing. In an effort to ameliorate this situation, interest in the aquaculture of these species has grown. Intensive semi-controlled clam culture has been attempted in North America for almost three decades. However, it was not until the last decade that a number of entrepreneurs actually began clam farming and developing successful and profitable operations. This success has been possible because of numerous scientific and practical contributions made by a great number of scientists, growers, and clammers over the years, and by a healthy market demand caused by a downward trend in the wild harvest. Many of the techniques used in clam culture were developed for other species and have been modified and adapted by the culturists. Scientific contributions are published and dispersed in a number of journals, books and symposia proceedings.

Introduction (J.J. Manzi, M. Castagna). Comparative biology of clams: environmental tolerances, feeding, and growth (R.E. Malouf, V.M. Bricelj). Gametogenesis and spawning in North American clam populations: implications for culture (A.G. Eversole). Clam culture in North America: hatchery production of nursery stock clams (M. Castagna, J.J. Manzi). Nursery culture of clams in North America (J.J. Manzi, M. Castagna). Factors affecting the growth and survival of clam seed planted in the natural environment (J.N. Kraeuter, M. Castagna). Predators, pests, parasites, and diseases (M.C. Gibbons, W.J. Blogoslawski). The biology, fishery and culture of quahog clams, Mercenaria (W. Menzel). Manila clam biology and fishery development in western North America (K.K. Chew). Biology and culture of the surf clam (R. Goldberg). Culture and ecology of the soft-shelled clam, Mya arenaria (H. Hidu, C.R. Newell). Biology and culture of the giant clam (G.A. Heslinga). Clam genetics (C.M. Humphrey, J.W. Crenshaw, Jr.). Clam fisheries and culture in Canada (N. Bourne). Clam culture in Mexico: past, present and future (C.E. Baquerio). Hard clam demand: past determinants and future prospects (O. Capps, Jr., L. Shabman, J.W. Brown). Depuration and clam culture (W. Blogoslawski). Clam culture as a resource management tool (R.E. Malouf). Subject index.

Reihe/Serie	Developments in Aquaculture and Fisheries Science
Verlagsort	Oxford
Sprache	englisch
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Limnologie / Meeresbiologie
Themenwelt	Weitere Fachgebiete ► Land- / Forstwirtschaft / Fischerei
ISBN-10	0-444-87300-7 / 0444873007
ISBN-13	978-0-444-87300-2 / 9780444873002
Zustand	Neuware