Logo image
Back
The Commercial Fisheries for Jasus and Palinurus Species in the South-East Atlantic and South-West Indian Oceans
Book chapter   Peer reviewed

The Commercial Fisheries for Jasus and Palinurus Species in the South-East Atlantic and South-West Indian Oceans

B F Phillips, J Kittaka, D E Pollock, A C Cockcroft, J C Groeneveld and David S Schoeman
Spiny Lobsters: Fisheries and Culture, pp.105-120
John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
2000
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/9780470698808.ch5
url
https://doi.org/10.1002/9780470698808.ch5View
Published Version

Abstract

Fisheries Sciences commercial TACs carapace length fishery independent monitoring survey operational management procedure
Spiny lobsters are among the world'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. [Book Synopsis]

Details

Metrics

4 File views/ downloads
872 Record Views
Logo image