Seed production of gastropods- Winter School on Recent Advances in Breeding and Larviculture of Marine Finfish and Shellfish

摘要

Marine gastropods are exploited all over the world for subsistence as well commercial reasons. Gastropods areudused as food; they are a good source of protein and protein rich products. They are usually served as soup in manyudJapanese, Korean and Chinese restaurants. Commercially they in high demand in shell craft production such asudlampshades, curios, fashion accessories like buttons, mother of pearl flakes from powdered scrap, formulation ofudlacquers and shampoos etc. The widespread use has often led to indiscriminate exploitation and it is important thisudresource be utilized in a sustainable manner. In this context, seed production of many commercially important gastopodsudhas been successfully developed in hatcheries.