Understanding the level of biological connectivity among populations of harvested species is an important step towards establishing fisheries management and con

This comprehensive volume provides a plethora of first-hand information on the diversity, biology, and ecology of edible marine bivalve molluscs. It covers the

Few places in the world can claim such a diversity of species as the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), with its 6,000 recorded animal species estimated to be

The incidence of existing marine fauna by latitude and depth is recorded for the Eastern Pacific Ocean and offshore islands. Hypotheses concerning long and shor

This book presents the biology, culture techniques, research and development, and future of the fishery of some of the most important bivalve mollusks cultured