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Scallops

Biology, Ecology, Aquaculture, and Fisheries

  • 3rd Edition, Volume 40 - June 7, 2016
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: Sandra E. Shumway, G. Jay Parsons
  • Language: English

Scallops: Biology, Ecology, Aquaculture and Fisheries, Third Edition, continues its history as the definitive resource on scallops, covering all facets of scallop biology,… Read more

Description

Scallops: Biology, Ecology, Aquaculture and Fisheries, Third Edition,

continues its history as the definitive resource on scallops, covering all facets of scallop biology, including anatomy, taxonomy, physiology, ecology, larval biology, and neurobiology.

More than thirty extensive chapters explore both fisheries and aquaculture for all species of scallops in all countries where they are fished or cultured.

This treatise has been updated to include the most recent advances in research and the newest developments within the industry. As aquaculture remains one of the fastest-growing animal food-producing sectors, this reference becomes even more vital. It has all the available information on scallops needed to equip researchers to deal with the unique global issues in the field.

Key features

  • Offers 30 detailed chapters on the development and ecology of scallops
  • Provides chapters on various cultures of scallops in China, Japan, Scandinavia, Europe, Eastern North America, and Western North America
  • Includes details of scallop reproduction, nervous system, and behavior, genetics, diseases, parasites, and much more
  • Completely updated edition with valuable information on one of the most widely distributed shellfish in the world

Readership

Fisheries, marine biologists, and researchers studying shellfish and the ocean environment

Table of contents

1. Reconciling Morphological and Molecular Approaches in Developing a Phylogeny for the Pectinidae (Mollusca: Bivalvia)

2. Biology and Ecology of Scallop Larvae

3. Structure and Function in Scallops

4. Scallop Adductor Muscles: Structure and Function

5. Neurobiology and Behaviour of the Scallop

6. Reproductive Physiology

7. Physiology: Energy Acquisition and Utilisation

8. Nutrition in Pectinids

9. Scallop Genetics and Genomics

10. Diseases and Parasites of Scallops

11. Scallop Ecology: Distributions and Behaviour

12. Swimming in Scallops

13. Scallops and Marine Contaminants

14. Dynamics, Assessment and Management of Exploited Natural Populations

15. Scallops in Western North America

16. Fisheries Sea Scallop, Placopecten magellanicus

17. Scallops in Eastern North America

18. Quantifying and Managing the Ecosystem Effects of Scallop Dredge Fisheries

19. European Fisheries

20. European Aquaculture

21. Scallop Fisheries and Aquaculture in Japan

22. Scallops and Scallop Aquaculture in China

23. Scallops of Northwestern Pacific, Russian Federation

24. Aquaculture of the Scallop Nodipecten nodosus in Brazil

25. Scallops Biology, Fisheries and Management in Argentina

26. Scallop Fishery and Aquaculture in Chile: A History of Developments and Declines

27. Scallop Aquaculture and Fisheries in Venezuela

28. Scallop Fishery and Culture in Peru

29. Scallop Fisheries and Aquaculture in Mexico

30. Scallop Fisheries, Mariculture, and Enhancement in Australasia

Product details

  • Edition: 3
  • Latest edition
  • Volume: 40
  • Published: July 1, 2016
  • Language: English

About the editors

SS

Sandra E. Shumway

Sandra E. Shumway (Ph.D., D.Sc., Wales) is a world leader in molluscan biology. Editor of the Journal of Shellfish Research for over three decades and Reviews in Fisheries Science and Aquaculture for 15 years, she has edited or co-edited previous volumes including Shellfish Safety and Quality; Scallops: Biology, Ecology, Aquaculture, and Fisheries; Shellfish Aquaculture and the Environment; and Molluscan Shellfish Aquaculture: A Practical Guide. A former Marshall Scholar, she is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the World Aquaculture Society, the University of Wales, and is an Aldo Leopold Fellow and Honored Life Member of the National Shellfisheries Association, and Fellow of the Marine Biological Association of the UK. With almost 50 years of experience in research, outreach, and education focused on shellfish physiology, aquaculture, ecology, seafood safety, harmful algal blooms, biofouling, and microplastics, she has published more than 200 research papers, book chapters, and outreach publications. She is currently Research Professor Emerita at the University of Connecticut.

Affiliations and expertise
Department of Marine Sciences, University of Connecticut, Groton, CT, USA

GP

G. Jay Parsons

Dr. Jay Parsons has been involved in the aquaculture sector for 30 years and has extensive experience in shellfish aquaculture research and management. Since 2003, Dr. Parsons has been with the Aquaculture Science Branch of Fisheries and Oceans Canada where he is Branch Director responsible for national aquaculture R&D programs and aquaculture research coordination. From 1995-2003 he was a researcher and faculty members at Memorial University (St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada) where he taught graduate courses in shellfish aquaculture and directed several national and international projects, graduate students and publications on culture, feeding and reproduction in scallops, oysters, mussels, sea urchins and shrimp. He is also a past president of the World Aquaculture Society (WAS) and has served on the WAS Board since 2001. He was also President of the National Shellfisheries Association (NSA) and twice President of the Aquaculture Association of Canada (AAC). And he still maintains an active involvement in these professional societies through the promotion and dissemination of aquaculture science nationally and internationally.
Affiliations and expertise
Aquaculture Science Branch, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada

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