Zooplankton fisheries of the world: a review
Omori, M. (1978). Zooplankton fisheries of the world: a review. Mar. Biol. (Berl.) 48: 199-205
In: Marine Biology: International Journal on Life in Oceans and Coastal Waters. Springer: Heidelberg; Berlin. ISSN 0025-3162; e-ISSN 1432-1793, more
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Document type: Review
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Aquatic communities > Plankton > Zooplankton
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About 20 species of zooplankters (copepods, mysids, euphausiids, sergestids, and Scyphomedusae) are commercially fished and utilised as food or feed today. The annual world catch of crustacean zooplankton is probably a little less than 210,000 tons and accounts for 11% of the total crustacean catch in the world. The present status of plankton harvesting in various parts of the world is described. Problems in development of plankton fisheries are discussed. |
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