Open AccessMARINE TURTLE CULTURE ‐ AN OVERVIEW
Author(s) -
Hendrickson J. R.
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
proceedings of the annual meeting ‐ world mariculture society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.655
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1749-7345
pISSN - 0164-0399
DOI - 10.1111/j.1749-7345.1974.tb00188.x
Subject(s) - mariculture , turtle (robot) , fishery , sea turtle , geography , engineering , operations research , fish <actinopterygii> , biology , aquaculture
The general background and present status of this new branch of maricultural science are briefly surveyed, with a description of the only large industrial complex now in existence. Progress in turtle mariculture to the present is summarized and some outstanding scientific problems requiring solution are delineated. The new industry's interface with problems of conservation of wild stocks is discussed.