The Sea Cucumber Apostichopus japonicus
History, Biology and Aquaculture
- 1st Edition, Volume 39 - January 5, 2015
- Editors: Hongsheng Yang, Jean-Francois Hamel, Annie Mercier
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 7 9 9 9 5 3 - 1
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 0 0 4 6 7 - 8
While sea cucumber is one of China's and Asia’s most prized seafoods, and aquaculture programs are being developed on a huge commercial scale, Chinese expertise and knowledge in th… Read more
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Request a sales quoteWhile sea cucumber is one of China's and Asia’s most prized seafoods, and aquaculture programs are being developed on a huge commercial scale, Chinese expertise and knowledge in this area has not been well disseminated worldwide. The Sea Cucumber Apostichopus japonicus is the first book to bridge this gap by compiling key information related to hatchery and aquaculture techniques, nutritional and medical values, markets, and trade flow of the number one sea cucumber species. It summarizes the historical and most recent developments in the trade and aquaculture of Apostichopus japonicus, as well as important aspects of its anatomy, population dynamics, reproduction, development, physiology, and biochemistry. With sea cucumber harvest and aquaculture booming worldwide, comprehensive knowledge of China’s technological breakthroughs in this rapidly expanding field is key. The Sea Cucumber Apostichopus japonicus is essential to understanding the cultural underpinnings of the insatiable market demands for sea cucumber and what drives sea cucumber trade. It also provides biological information and aquaculture techniques that can be adapted to other species, making it a valuable resource for researchers and practitioners involved in sea cucumber harvesting, aquaculture, and conservation.
- Explores the historical and current importance of Apostichopus japonicus in China, Japan, and the two Koreas
- Presents innovative production technologies in sea cucumber aquaculture
- Provides the latest scientific methods to maximize efficiency and production
- Includes important information on the design and operation of farms
- Discusses hot topics, current challenges, and future opportunities in aquaculture
- Highlights important advances in the study of sea cucumbers at the behavioral, cellular, and molecular levels
Aquaculture scientists and extension agents, environmental biologists, aquatic scientists, graduate students, government officials and policy-makers, and aquaculture practitioners
- List of Contributors
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter 1: Apostichopus japonicus in the Life of Chinese People
- Summary
- Keywords
- 1.1. Ancient tales of sea cucumber
- 1.2. Nutritional and medicinal value of sea cucumber
- 1.3. Sea cucumber in Chinese diet
- 1.4. Cultural expression
- Chapter 2: From Fisheries Toward Aquaculture
- Summary
- Keywords
- 2.1. The history of A. japonicus fishery
- 2.2. Aquaculture development
- 2.3. Perspective on the aquaculture industry of A. japonicus
- Chapter 3: Taxonomy and Identification
- Summary
- Keywords
- 3.1. Introduction
- 3.2. Holothuroid taxonomy
- 3.3. Methods of classifying holothuroids
- 3.4. The evolution of holothuroids
- 3.5. A. japonicus Taxonomy
- Chapter 4: Anatomy
- Summary
- Keywords
- 4.1. Body wall
- 4.2. Calcareous ring
- 4.3. Endoskeleton
- 4.4. Nervous system
- 4.5. Coelom and coelomocytes
- 4.6. Digestive system
- 4.7. Respiratory system
- 4.8. Water vascular system
- 4.9. Hemal system
- 4.10. Reproductive system
- Chapter 5: Spatial Distribution, Population Structures, Management, and Conservation
- Summary
- Keywords
- 5.1. Spatial distribution
- 5.2. Population structure
- 5.3. Fisheries management and conservation
- Chapter 6: Reproductive Biology
- Summary
- Keywords
- 6.1. Anatomy of the reproductive system
- 6.2. Gonad development
- 6.3. Reproductive cycle
- 6.4. Control of reproduction
- Chapter 7: Broodstock Conditioning and Spawning
- Summary
- Keywords
- 7.1. Collection and conditioning of broodstock
- 7.2. Spawning behavior
- 7.3. Spawning induction
- 7.4. Artificial oocyte maturation
- Chapter 8: Development, Settlement, and Post-settlement Growth
- Summary
- Keywords
- 8.1. Embryonic and larval development
- 8.2. Effects of temperature on larval development and biological zero
- 8.3. Effects of salinity variations on growth, development, and vitality of embryos and larvae
- 8.4. Effect of suspended sediment on larval survival and settlement
- 8.5. Substrate selection
- 8.6. Behavioral characteristics during settlement and shift in function of locomotory and feeding organs
- 8.7. Interindividual variation in growth
- Chapter 9: Environmental Drivers of Behavior
- Summary
- Keywords
- 9.1. Daily activity patterns
- 9.2. Monthly and seasonal activities
- Chapter 10: Feeding, digestion, nutritional physiology, and bioenergetics
- Summary
- 10.1. Feeding habits and food sources
- 10.2. Digestive enzymology
- 10.3. Nutritional physiology
- 10.4. Energy budget
- 10.5. Conclusion
- Chapter 11: Aestivation and regeneration
- Summary
- 11.1. Aestivation
- 11.2. Regeneration
- Chapter 12: Albinism
- Summary
- 12.1. Research on albinism
- 12.2. Biochemical and genetic pathways underlying albinism
- 12.3. Differences in nutrient and melanin contents between albino and normal A. japonicus
- 12.4. Differences in histological and ultrastructural characteristics between albino and normal A. japonicus
- 12.5. Differences in MITF gene expressions in albino and normal A. japonicus
- 12.6. Differences in astacin gene expressions in albino and normal A. japonicus
- Chapter 13: Tissue biochemistry
- Summary
- 13.1. Proximate composition
- 13.2. Amino acids
- 13.3. Fatty acids
- 13.4. Vitamins
- 13.5. Minerals
- Chapter 14: Larval, juvenile, and adult predators
- Summary
- 14.1. Predators of Apostichopus japonicus at different life stages
- 14.2. Control of predators in rearing systems
- 14.3. Conclusion
- Chapter 15: Immunology and diseases
- Summary
- 15.1. The immune system of sea cucumbers
- 15.2. Symptoms and treatments of diseases
- Chapter 16: Aquaculture, stock enhancement, and restocking
- Summary
- 16.1. Introduction
- 16.2. Industrial culture
- 16.3. Pond (cofferdam) culture
- 16.4. Suspended culture
- 16.5. Sea ranching
- 16.6. Restocking and stock enhancement
- 16.7. Conclusion
- Chapter 17: Apostichopus japonicus: A key species in integrated polyculture systems
- Summary
- 17.1. Introduction
- 17.2. Types of sea cucumber IMTA in eastern Asia
- 17.3. Bioremediation capability of A. japonicus when combined with bivalve and/or macroalgae
- 17.4. Conclusion and future prospects
- Chapter 18: Habitat Enhancement and Rehabilitation
- Summary
- Keywords
- 18.1. Introduction
- 18.2. Habitat enhancement
- 18.3. Habitat rehabilitation
- 18.4. Conclusion
- Chapter 19: Nutritional and Medicinal Value
- Summary
- Keywords
- 19.1. Active ingredients of sea cucumber
- 19.2. Pharmaceutical properties of sea cucumber
- 19.3. Conclusion
- Chapter 20: Processing and Cuisine
- Summary
- Keywords
- 20.1. Introduction
- 20.2. History of sea cucumbers as edible food
- 20.3. Modern processing methods
- 20.4. Cooking sea cucumbers
- Chapter 21: Apostichopus japonicus in the Worldwide Production and Trade of Sea Cucumbers
- Summary
- Keywords
- 21.1. Introduction
- 21.2. Sea cucumber fishery resources
- 21.3. Market trade
- 21.4. Sea cucumber markets in China
- Chapter 22: Apostichopus japonicus: Fisheries, Trade, and Foodways in Japan
- Summary
- Keywords
- 22.1. Introduction
- 22.2. History of Japanese sea cucumber fisheries and foodways
- 22.3. Export of Japanese dried sea cucumber (iriko) to China between the seventeenth and nineteenth centuries
- 22.4. Sea cucumber fisheries in contemporary Japan
- 22.5. Japanese A. japonicus in Hong Kong and Chinese markets
- 22.6. Problems and prospects in sustainable A. japonicus production in Japan
- Chapter 23: Apostichopus japonicus: “Dolgi haesam” in the Republic of Korea (South Korea)
- Summary
- 23.1. Tradition
- 23.2. Population distribution, production, and management
- 23.3. Consumption and cooking recipes
- 23.4. Imports and exports
- 23.5. Recent development of sea cucumber farming and some prospects
- Chapter 24: Apostichopus japonicus: In the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
- Summary
- 24.1. Introduction
- 24.2. Fishery
- 24.3. Aquaculture
- Index
- No. of pages: 478
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Volume: 39
- Published: January 5, 2015
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Hardback ISBN: 9780127999531
- eBook ISBN: 9780128004678
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