Recommendations for culturing juvenile queen conch, Strombus gigas, for restocking and commercial purposes

Member of
HBOI Faculty Contributions
Contributors
Spring, Ashley
Davis, Megan
Publisher
Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute
Date Issued
2005
Note

Queen conch, Strombus gigas, are overfished throughout Florida and the Caribbean. In an attempt to curtail the depleted wild stocks, queen conch aquaculture has developed through the last 40 years. Whether the goal is to culture queen conch for stock enhancement or commercial purposes, there remain a number of fundamental aquaculture methods to improve upon to enhance the quality of cultured conch and reduce costs. This study aimed to improve survival, growth, shell strength, and culture costs of juvenile quenn conch by manipulating stocking density and tank substrate.

Language
English
Type
Text
Genre
article
Extent
9 p.
Subject (Topical)
Queen conch
Aquaculture
Fisheries --Caribbean Sea --Congresses
Identifier
2147049
Additional Information
Queen conch, Strombus gigas, are overfished throughout Florida and the Caribbean. In an attempt to curtail the depleted wild stocks, queen conch aquaculture has developed through the last 40 years. Whether the goal is to culture queen conch for stock enhancement or commercial purposes, there remain a number of fundamental aquaculture methods to improve upon to enhance the quality of cultured conch and reduce costs. This study aimed to improve survival, growth, shell strength, and culture costs of juvenile quenn conch by manipulating stocking density and tank substrate.
This manuscript may be cited as Spring, Ashley and Megan Davis, Recommendations for culturing juvenile queen conch, Strombus gigas, for restocking and commercial purposes, in Proceedings of the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute, 56: 781-787.
Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution #1541.
Includes Spanish abstract.
Date Backup
2005
Date Text
2005
Date Issued (EDTF)
2005
Extension


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Spring, Ashley

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Title Plain
Recommendations for culturing juvenile queen conch, Strombus gigas, for restocking and commercial purposes
Proceedings of the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute.
URL
http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/2147049
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Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute
2005
single unit
Title
Recommendations for culturing juvenile queen conch, Strombus gigas, for restocking and commercial purposes
Proceedings of the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute.
Other Title Info

Recommendations for culturing juvenile queen conch, Strombus gigas, for restocking and commercial purposes

Proceedings of the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute.