The World Of Sea Cucumbers

Author : Annie Mercier
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0323953786
Total Pages : 856 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The World of Sea Cucumbers written by Annie Mercier and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2023-11-10 with total page 856 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The World of Sea Cucumbers: Challenges, Advances, and Innovations provides broad coverage of sea cucumber biology, ecology, fisheries, aquaculture, and trade while also bringing forward novel cultural, socioeconomic and scientific topics related to commercial and non-commercial species worldwide. Written by international experts in their respective fields, the book offers a unique outlook into the fascinating world of sea cucumbers while also providing valuable information to various stakeholders and researchers. Commercial fisheries and aquaculture programs are addressed, especially as they relate to emerging species, but the book also covers novel, understudied or lesser-known biological, ecological, and commercial aspects. The involvement of Indigenous peoples and minorities in various community-level initiatives and on the cultural significance/impact of sea cucumbers in many regions are also examined. Finally, breakthroughs and emerging biotechnologies centered on sea cucumbers are presented. Brings together a network of experts covering broad sea cucumber topics, from basic biology and commercial trade to socioeconomic value and novel biotechnologies Offers worldwide coverage, including Asia, the Indo-Pacific, Africa, Northern Europe, North and South America, and the poles Raises global awareness on little-known facts of sea cucumber importance

Author : Purcell, S.W.
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
ISBN 13 : 9251377936
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Commercially important sea cucumbers of the world written by Purcell, S.W. and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 2023-06-09 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sea cucumbers are harvested and traded in more than 90 countries worldwide. They are exploited in industrial and small-scale fisheries, nearly from pole to pole, especially in the tropics. In some fisheries, more than 20 species are exploited by fishers. Fishers in general know how to distinguish the species they harvest, often identifying them with local names. For fishery officers and even biologists, recognizing sea cucumber species remains daunting however as they are confronted only with the final product: bêche-de-mer (or trepang) which is the processed (cooked and dried) product. This field guide offers a tool for fishery managers, scientists, trade officers and industry workers to recognize live and processed (cooked and dried) animals. This animal resource is mainly exported to Asian markets where it is sold mainly, but not exclusively, as a luxury food item. This book provides identification information on 84 species of sea cucumbers that are commonly or opportunistically (as bycatch) exploited around the world. The list is certainly not all-encompassing, as some other sea cucumber species are also exploited. More scientific data and accounts are needed for species from some regions such as the Eastern Atlantic Ocean. The accounts are based on more than 270 reports and research articles and on comments and reviews by taxonomists and field workers. Two-page identification sheets provide selected information to enable similar species to be distinguished from each other, both in the live and processed (dried) forms. Where available, the following information for each species has been included: scientific and known common names used in different countries and regions; scientific illustrations of the body and ossicles; descriptions of ossicles present in different body parts; a colour photograph of live and dried specimens; basic information on size, habitat, biology, fisheries, human consumption, market value and trade; geographic distribution maps. The volume is fully indexed and contains an introduction, a glossary, simplified dichotomous keys to live animals and dried products and a dedicated bibliography. Readers are encouraged to base their identifications on a combination of morphological features, samples of ossicles from different body parts and information on what habitat and locality the species was found.

Author : Amanda Vink
Publisher : Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
ISBN 13 : 1538245930
Total Pages : 24 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sea Cucumbers Are Brainless! written by Amanda Vink and published by Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP. This book was released on 2019-12-15 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The body of a sea cucumber doesn't have many parts. Yet sea cucumbers help to clean the world's ocean floors and even help to reduce the effects of global warming. They do all of this without a brain. Exploring the life cycle of this invertebrate, this book covers some of the odd qualities of a sea cucumber, including the ability to expel part of its own intestine in order to escape predators. Sea cucumber abilities will boggle your readers' minds.

Author : Philip Lambert
Publisher : UBC Press
ISBN 13 : 9780774806077
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sea Cucumbers of British Columbia, Southeast Alaska and Puget Sound written by Philip Lambert and published by UBC Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first handbook devoted to sea cucumbers in the waters of British Columbia, southeast Alaska and northern Washington. Philip Lambert describes 34 species, including 2 new ones. He provides all the details to satisfy the professional biologist, yet his easy-going style makes this book suitable for anyone interested in coastal marine life. Photographs and illustrations help identify each species; a special colour section features the more colourful species in their natural habitats.

Author : Hongsheng Yang
Publisher : Academic Press
ISBN 13 : 0128004673
Total Pages : 479 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Sea Cucumber Apostichopus japonicus written by Hongsheng Yang and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2015-01-07 with total page 479 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While sea cucumber is one of China's and Asia’s most prized seafoods, and aquaculture programs are being developed on a huge commercial scale, Chinese expertise and knowledge in this area has not been well disseminated worldwide. The Sea Cucumber Apostichopus japonicus is the first book to bridge this gap by compiling key information related to hatchery and aquaculture techniques, nutritional and medical values, markets, and trade flow of the number one sea cucumber species. It summarizes the historical and most recent developments in the trade and aquaculture of Apostichopus japonicus, as well as important aspects of its anatomy, population dynamics, reproduction, development, physiology, and biochemistry. With sea cucumber harvest and aquaculture booming worldwide, comprehensive knowledge of China’s technological breakthroughs in this rapidly expanding field is key. The Sea Cucumber Apostichopus japonicus is essential to understanding the cultural underpinnings of the insatiable market demands for sea cucumber and what drives sea cucumber trade. It also provides biological information and aquaculture techniques that can be adapted to other species, making it a valuable resource for researchers and practitioners involved in sea cucumber harvesting, aquaculture, and conservation. Explores the historical and current importance of Apostichopus japonicus in China, Japan, and the two Koreas Presents innovative production technologies in sea cucumber aquaculture Provides the latest scientific methods to maximize efficiency and production Includes important information on the design and operation of farms Discusses hot topics, current challenges, and future opportunities in aquaculture Highlights important advances in the study of sea cucumbers at the behavioral, cellular, and molecular levels

Author : Steven W. Purcell
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO)
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Commercially Important Sea Cucumbers of the World written by Steven W. Purcell and published by Food & Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO). This book was released on 2012 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Not all exploited species are included.

Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
ISBN 13 : 9789251051634
Total Pages : 444 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Advances in Sea Cucumber Aquaculture and Management written by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 2003 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication contains current information on the status of world sea cucumber resources and use, focusing on established countries such as China, Ecuador, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia and the Philippines, as well as relative newcomers to the sector such as Cuba, Egypt, Madagascar and Tanzania. Issues discussed include technical advances in artificial reproduction and farming of selected commercial species; and the report includes the recommendations of a FAO workshop on cucumber aquaculture and management, held in China, in October 2003.

Author : Steven W. Purcell
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789551067199
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Commercially Important Sea Cucumbers of the World written by Steven W. Purcell and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This guide book provides information on 60 species of commercial sea cucumbers including annotated scientific illustrations of the body and spicules; colour photographs of live and dry specimen, information on nomenclature together with FAO names and common names used in different countries and regions; basic information on size, habitat, biology, fisheries, human consumption, market value and trade; geographic distribution maps. The volume is fully indexed and contains an introduction, a glossary, and a dedicated bibliography."--Publisher's description.

Author : Theresa Svancara
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780716614586
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sea Stars and Other Echinoderms written by Theresa Svancara and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Questions and answers explore the world of animals.

Author : Jody Sullivan Rake
Publisher : Capstone Classroom
ISBN 13 : 1515721442
Total Pages : 25 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sea Cucumbers written by Jody Sullivan Rake and published by Capstone Classroom. This book was released on 2016-08 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: -Explores the life of the sea cucumber and how it survives with no face, spine, or brain---