This is the only book that offers global and in-depth coverage of 70 of the most important commercial shrimp species and one potentially valuable krill, including their colour, flavour, edibility, commercial importance, now and in the future, and uses in aquaculture. It includes an exhaustive listing of common and commercial names for each species worldwide, specifications and quality standards for shrimp production, scientific names and families of each species, maps showing where each species is found, and much more. The book also features full-colour pictures, an identification guide for nonscientists, and a comprehensive shrimp encyclopaedia. This book should be of interest to seafood buyers, distributors, retailers, wholesalers.
Edited by:
Ian Dore Imprint: Springer-Verlag New York Inc. Country of Publication: United States Edition: 1991 ed. Dimensions:
Height: 254mm,
Width: 178mm,
Spine: 12mm
Weight: 448g ISBN:9781468482751 ISBN 10: 1468482750 Pages: 230 Publication Date:29 April 2012 Audience:
College/higher education
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Further / Higher Education
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
One Purpose and Structure.- Two Identifying Shrimp.- Three The Shrimp Encyclopedia.- Four The Illustrated Guide.- Five Specifications for Processing Shrimp.- Six Resources and Further Reading.- Indexes.- General Index.- Index of Scientific Names.- Index of Common, Commercial and F.A.O. Names.- Combined Index.