The World Lobster Market


Book Description

This is a report on the market for Caribbean spiny lobster (Panulirus argus), the biggest market players (traders, retailers, restaurant chains), and their relationship to producers in Central America. General aspects of the market are discussed in detail, covering all types of lobster species and relevant harvesting methods. The report can also be used as a basis for feasibility studies of market-based incentive schemes.




GLOBEFISH Highlights - A quarterly update on world seafood markets


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Since 1984, the FAO GLOBEFISH project (through a project unit established within the Fishery and Aquaculture Department of FAO www.fao.org/in-action/globefish) has been providing Governments, national and international stakeholders with relevant data, information and knowledge on fish trade in order to assist them in designing and implementing efficient and inclusive market and trade strategies. These strategies contribute to the sustainable development of the fish trade sector (including the economic, social and environmental aspects) and, at the same time, contribute to improving food and nutrition security and strengthening livelihood opportunities and are directly linked to SO4. The publication contains a detailed quarterly update on market trends for a variety of major commodities. Combining the price information collected for the European Price Report with other market survey data collected by FAO GLOBEFISH, the report provides a detailed update on market trends for a variety of major commodities. Key market data is presented in a time series tabular or graphical form with a written analysis of trends and key events and news affecting commodities such as tuna, groundfish, small pelagics, shrimp, salmon, fishmeal and fish oil, cephalopods, bivalves and crustacea.




The International Seafood Trade


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The rapid growth in seafood trade in the past three decades has created a truly global market for fish. Written by one of the world's leading authorities on the subject, this book is the first to explore the structure, function and trends of this international market. It is invaluable for seafood traders, government officials and researchers, and has become the standard reference on the desks of all participants in and observers of the international fish and seafood trade. - The first comprehensive updateable treatment of the world wide meat market place - Written by one of the world's leading authorities on the seafood industry and its economics - Features additional contributions from a range of specialist researchers and practitioners




The Lobster Gangs of Maine


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An anthropologist describes the working world of Maine lobstermen, focusing on the intricate personal network that sustains them.




Harbor Fish Market


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For over 30 years, Harbor Fish Market in Portland, Maine, has been providing the highest quality seafood available. Through its retail store and food service division, it services retail customers, fine restaurants, and institutions. It also reaches thousands of customers through its retail airfreight department, and national wholesale sales department. In addition to its physical reach, Harbor Fish Market has become an iconic destination for tourists and locals alike: it is the authority on Maine seafood. With beautiful displays, knowledgeable family-run staff, and the best seafood around, Harbor Fish is synonomous with Maine’s iconic industry. Finally, the family behind the successful business offers up decades worth of recipes and expertise so that you can cook up a delicious dish. From appetizers to soups to entrees, this collection of family-tested recipes is the must-have Maine seafood cookbook.




Seafood


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Analyzes how the technology and commercial practices of cultivation affect the nutritive value of certain fish, molluscs, crustacea, and freshwater plants. Organized to reflect the sequence from growth, harvest, and capture, through transportation, storage, and processing, to packaging and distribut




The global status of seaweed production, trade and utilization


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This is an update of the global seaweed market: production figures from culture and capture, the size of the international market for seaweed and its commercially important issues, the leading countries by region, developments in processing and utilization technology, and innovations in the industry, as well as the challenges and outlook for the industry. According to the report, the Asia and the Pacific region is the largest seaweed market, followed by Europe and the Americas. Moreover, in 2015, total global seaweed production was 30.4 million tonnes, 29.4 million of which originated from the aquaculture sector.







Lobsters


Book Description

This expanded and fully updated Second Edition of the most comprehensive and successful book on lobsters, comprises contributions from many of the world’s experts, each providing core information for all those working in lobster biology, fisheries research and management and lobster aquaculture. Under the editorship of Bruce Phillips, the Second Edition of Lobsters: Biology, Management, Fisheries and Aquaculture delivers exhaustive coverage of these fascinating creatures, stretching from growth and development to management and conservation. A number of chapters from the First Edition covering Growth, Reproduction, Diseases, Behaviour, Nutrition, Larval and Post-Larval Ecology and Juvenile and Adult Ecology have been replaced by new chapters including Lobsters in Ecosystems, Genetics, Translocation, Climate Change, Ecolabelling of Lobsters, Casitas and Other Artificial Shelters, Systems to maximise Economic Benefits.. These new chapters reflect changes that are occurring in lobster management and new research developments brought on by social, climatic and economic changes. As well as information from new research output, information in each chapter is also included on individual commercial Genera, including aspects of Species and distribution, Predators and diseases, Ecology and behaviour, Aquaculture and enhancement, Harvest of wild populations and their regulations, Management and conservation. The chapter on slipper lobsters has also been expanded to include Thenus and Ibacus species which are now subject to commercial fisheries. The changes that have occurred in some lobster fisheries, the new management arrangements in place, the status of stocks and the current economic and social situation of each fishery have also been covered and discussed in great detail. Fisheries scientists, fisheries managers aquaculture personnel, aquatic and invertebrate biologists, physiologists, ecologists, marine biologists and environmental biologists will all find Lobsters Second Edition to be a vital source of reference. Libraries in all universities and research establishments where biological and life sciences and fisheries and aquaculture are studied and taught will find it an extremely valuable addition to their shelves.