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.
Table of Content
Introduction;.
Fisheries (status reports) on Australia, New Zealand, Cuba,
Caribbean, Africa, Pacific, Brazil, United States, Mexico;.
Management strategies;.
Aquaculture (larval rearing, juvenile grow-out, disease,
nutrition, biological and economic potential);.
Economics of fishing and handling;.
Economics of aquaculture;.
Marketing (United States, Japan, China, Europe);.
Interaction between aquaculture and fisheries
About the author
Bruce Phillips is based at the Department of Environment and Agriculture, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia and is highly regarded for his work in the area of fisheries and aquaculture with a focus on invertebrates.