Spiny lobsters are among the worlda s most valuable and highly prized seafoods, captured and marketed in over 90 countries. Demand for spiny lobsters has escalated in the past two decades, spurring the need both for better management and for research on which to base that management. Spiny lobster aquaculture, however, now appears to be a real possibility, some countries have already approved the legislation, and it may be only a few years before this becomes the major source. The book opens with a brief review of the general biology, distribution, fishing techniques etc. but the major emphasis is on the latest management strategies, developments in aquaculture, marketing and economics. A special feature of the book will be detailed reviews of the spiny lobster fishery, research activities and marketing process in Japan, where customers are willing to pay more than US$50 per pound for live lobsters.
- ISBN10 0852382642
- ISBN13 9780852382646
- Publish Date 11 October 2000 (first published 23 February 1994)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 28 June 2021
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Imprint Fishing News Books Ltd
- Edition 2nd Edition
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 704
- Language English