Echinoderm Aquaculture

Sea urchins and sea cucumbers are highly sought after delicacies growing in popularity globally. The demand for these species is rapidly outpacing natural stocks, and researchers and seafood industry personnel are now looking towards aquaculture as a means of providing a sustainable supply of these organism. Echinoderm Aquaculture is a practical reference on the basic biology and current culture practices for a wide range of geographically diverse echinoderm species. Echinoderm Aquaculture begins by examining the basic ecology and biology of sea urchins and sea cucumbers as well as the breadth of uses of these organisms as a source of food and bioactive compound. Subsequent chapters delineate the specific species of interest invarious geographic regions from around the world. Together, chapters provide a comprehensive coverage of culture practices. Echinoderm Aquaculture is a practical reference for researchers and industry personnel, and will serve as an invaluable resource to this rapidly growing segment of the aquaculture industry.

Sea urchins and sea cucumbers are highly sought after delicacies growing in popularity globally. The demand for these species is rapidly outpacing natural stocks, and researchers and seafood industry personnel are now looking towards aquaculture as a means of providing a sustainable supply of these organism. Echinoderm Aquaculture is a practical reference on the basic biology and current culture practices for a wide range of geographically diverse echinoderm species.Echinoderm Aquaculture begins by examining the basic ecology and biology of sea urchins and sea cucumbers as well as the breadth of uses of these organisms as a source of food and bioactive compound. Subsequent chapters delineate the specific species of interest invarious geographic regions from around the world. Together, chapters provide a comprehensive coverage of culture practices.Echinoderm Aquaculture is a practical reference for researchers and industry personnel, and will serve as an invaluable resource to this rapidly growing segment of the aquaculture industry.

List of Contributors viiPart I: Biology and Exploitation of EchinodermsChapter 1 Sea Urchin Ecology and Biology 3Larry G. Harris and Stephen D. EddyChapter 2 Use and Exploitation of Sea Urchins 25Jenny Sun and Fu-Sung ChiangChapter 3 Sea Cucumber Biology and Ecology 47Matthew Slater and Jiaxin ChenChapter 4 Use and Exploitation of Sea Cucumbers 57Matthew SlaterPart II: Sea Urchin AquacultureChapter 5 Sea Urchin Aquaculture in Japan 77Tatsuya Unuma, Yuichi Sakai, Yukio Agatsuma, and Takaaki KayabaChapter 6 Sea Urchin Aquaculture in China 127Hui Liu and Ya-qing ChangChapter 7 Sea Urchin Aquaculture in Norway 147James P., Siikavuopio S.I., and Mortensen A.Chapter 8 Aquaculture of the Green Sea Urchin Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis in North America 175Stephen D. Eddy, Nicholas P. Brown, and Larry G. HarrisChapter 9 Sea Urchin Aquaculture in Scotland 211Maeve Kelly, Stefano Carboni, Elizabeth Cook, and Adam HughesChapter 10 Sea Urchin Aquaculture in Australia 225Jane E. WilliamsonChapter 11 Sea Urchin Aquaculture in New Zealand 245M.F. BarkerChapter 12 Enhancing the Commercial Quality of Edible Sea Urchin Gonads - Technologies Emphasizing Nutritive Phagocytes 263Charles W. Walker, S.A. Böttger, Tatsuya Unuma, Stephen A. Watts, Larry G. Harris, Addison L. Lawrence, and Stephen D. EddyPart III: Sea Cucumber AquacultureChapter 13 Sea Cucumber Farming in Japan 289H. Katow, S. Okumura, Y. Sakai, and C. ShibuyaChapter 14 Sea Cucumber Aquaculture in China 317Jiaxin Chen and Yaqing ChangChapter 15 Sea Cucumber Farming in Southeast Asia (Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam) 331Ambo Tuwo and Joeharnani TresnatiChapter 16 Sea Cucumber Aquaculture in New Zealand 353P. Heath, J. Stenton Dozey, and A. JeffsIndex 361