Advances in Sea Cucumber Aquaculture and Management

Advances in Sea Cucumber Aquaculture and Management
Author: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
Total Pages: 444
Release: 2003
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9789251051634

This publication contains current information on the status of world sea cucumber resources and use, focusing on established countries such as China, Ecuador, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia and the Philippines, as well as relative newcomers to the sector such as Cuba, Egypt, Madagascar and Tanzania. Issues discussed include technical advances in artificial reproduction and farming of selected commercial species; and the report includes the recommendations of a FAO workshop on cucumber aquaculture and management, held in China, in October 2003.

Macassan History and Heritage

Macassan History and Heritage
Author: Marshall Clark
Publisher: ANU E Press
Total Pages: 244
Release: 2013-06-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 1922144975

This book presents inter-disciplinary perspectives on the maritime journeys of the Macassan trepangers who sailed in fleets of wooden sailing vessels known as praus from the port city of Makassar in southern Sulawesi to the northern Australian coastline. These voyages date back to at least the 1700s and there is new evidence to suggest that the Macassan praus were visiting northern Australia even earlier. This book examines the Macassan journeys to and from Australia, their encounters with Indigenous communities in the north, as well as the ongoing social and cultural impact of these connections, both in Indonesia and Australia.

The Voyage to Marege

The Voyage to Marege
Author: Charles Campbell Macknight
Publisher: Melbourne University
Total Pages: 216
Release: 1976
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

Origin & description of Macassan contact with Aborigines in Arnhem Land; Aboriginal trade with Macassans; Aborigines in Celebes; introduction to tobacco & other objects to Aborigines; introduction of disease to Aborigines, murder & violence; language influences, rock art & stone arrangements illustrating Macassan features.

Global Knowledge on the Commercial Sea Cucumber Holothuria Scabra

Global Knowledge on the Commercial Sea Cucumber Holothuria Scabra
Author: Annie Mercier
Publisher: Academic Press
Total Pages: 316
Release: 2022-06-29
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0443184356

Global Knowledge on the Commercial Sea Cucumber Holothuria Scabra, Volume 91 in the Advances in Marine Biology serial, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters written by an international board of authors. - Provides the authority and expertise of leading contributors from an international board of authors - Presents the latest release in Advances in Marine Biology series - Updated release includes the latest information surrounding Global Knowledge On The Commercial Sea Cucumber Holothuria Scabra

Australian Echinoderms

Australian Echinoderms
Author: Timothy O'Hara
Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING
Total Pages: 633
Release: 2017-06
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1486307639

Echinoderms, including feather stars, seastars, brittle stars, sea urchins and sea cucumbers, are some of the most beautiful and interesting animals in the sea. They play an important ecological role and several species of sea urchins and sea cucumbers form the basis of important fisheries. Over 1000 species live in Australian waters, from the shoreline to the depths of the abyssal plain and the tropics to Antarctic waters. Australian Echinoderms is an authoritative account of Australia’s 110 families of echinoderms. It brings together in a single volume comprehensive information on the identification, biology, evolution, ecology and management of these animals for the first time. Richly illustrated with beautiful photographs and written in an accessible style, Australian Echinoderms suits the needs of marine enthusiasts, academics and fisheries managers both in Australia and other geographical areas where echinoderms are studied.

The World of Sea Cucumbers

The World of Sea Cucumbers
Author: Annie Mercier
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 856
Release: 2023-10-28
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0323953786

The World of Sea Cucumbers: Challenges, Advances, and Innovations provides broad coverage of sea cucumber biology, ecology, fisheries, aquaculture, and trade while also bringing forward novel cultural, socioeconomic and scientific topics related to commercial and non-commercial species worldwide. Written by international experts in their respective fields, the book offers a unique outlook into the fascinating world of sea cucumbers while also providing valuable information to various stakeholders and researchers. Commercial fisheries and aquaculture programs are addressed, especially as they relate to emerging species, but the book also covers novel, understudied or lesser-known biological, ecological, and commercial aspects. The involvement of Indigenous peoples and minorities in various community-level initiatives and on the cultural significance/impact of sea cucumbers in many regions are also examined. Finally, breakthroughs and emerging biotechnologies centered on sea cucumbers are presented. - Brings together a network of experts covering broad sea cucumber topics, from basic biology and commercial trade to socioeconomic value and novel biotechnologies - Offers worldwide coverage, including Asia, the Indo-Pacific, Africa, Northern Europe, North and South America, and the poles - Raises global awareness on little-known facts of sea cucumber importance

Advances in Sea Cucumber Processing Technology and Product Development

Advances in Sea Cucumber Processing Technology and Product Development
Author: Changhu Xue
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 365
Release: 2022-12-19
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3031165128

Sea cucumbers belong to the Phylum Echinodermata. There are more than 900 recorded species of sea cucumber of which more than 40 are edible. As a food source, sea cucumbers are rich in protein, low in fat, rich in collagen, sulfated polysaccharides, phospholipids, glycolipids, saponins and other functional components. Therefore, sea cucumbers have important nutritional and medicinal value. Growing awareness of these health benefits has promoted growth in marine aquaculture and processing technologies for the development of sea cucumber products for many applications.Novel perspectives of nutritional functions and processing technologies of sea cucumbers are defined in this book. The chemical structure and nutritional function of sea cucumbers are systematically reviewed. These include the functional/nutritional components, the endogenous enzymatic properties related to processing efficiency and product quality, and the efficient preparation technology of functional components. The traditional processing technology is presented as the background context to highlight the advances in new processing technologies including low-temperature cooking technology based on controllable negative pressure system, heat pump-hot-blast air combined drying technology, microwave sterilization of instant sea cucumber, collagen stabilization technology. The book finishes with the authentication of sea cucumber types and origin, quality standards, product quality control systems and food safety requirements.

Indigenous Enviromental Knowledge and its Transformations

Indigenous Enviromental Knowledge and its Transformations
Author: Alan Bicker
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 374
Release: 2003-12-16
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1135295131

The first concerted critical examination of the uses and abuses of indigenous knowledge. The contributors focus on a series of interrelated issues in their interrogation of indigenous knowledge and its specific applications within the localised contexts of particular Asian societies and regional cultures. In particular they explore the problems of translation and mistranslation in the local-global transference of traditional practices and representations of resources.

Sustainable Land Sector Development in Northern Australia

Sustainable Land Sector Development in Northern Australia
Author: Jeremy Russell-Smith
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 220
Release: 2018-09-03
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 0429895577

Key Features: Provides clear and authoritative recommendations for managing fire in ecological and social contexts Authors are all international leaders in their fields and include not only academics but also leaders of Indigenous communities Explains Indigenous cultural and knowledge systems to a degree that has rarely been accessible to lay and academic readers outside specialized disciplines like Anthropology Responds to growing need for new approaches to managing human-ecological systems that are in greater sympathy with Australia’s natural environments/climate, and value the knowledge of Indigenous people Timely for scholarly and interest groups intervention, as the Australian government is again looking to ‘develop the north' Sustainable Land Sector Development in Northern Australia sets out a vision for developing North Australia based on a culturally appropriate and ecologically sustainable land sector economy. This vision supports both Indigenous cultural responsibilities and aspirations, as well as enhancing enterprise opportunities for society as a whole. In the past, well-meaning if often misguided policy agendas have failed - and continue to fail - North Australians. This book helps breach that gap by acknowledging and harnessing Indigenous cultural strengths and knowledge systems for looking after the country and its people, as part of a smart, novel and diversified ecosystem services economy.