TROPICAL AQUACULTURE

The Aquaculture Division specializes in the culture of two important fisheries species that have been threatened from over harvesting in Florida and the Caribbean region. Scientists at Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution have years of knowledge on the ecology and the culture of queen conch and spiny lobster. Research is focused primarily on techniques for cultivation of these species for the market and also for stock enhancement.

CONCH CULTURE

First Reported Captive Spawning Of The Queen Conch, Strombus Gigas

Closing The Cycle: Captive Breeding Behavior Of Four Strombidae Conch

Growth Of Florida Fighting Conch In Recirculating Systems

Effect Of Dietary Calcium And Substrate On Juvenile Queen Conch Growth Rate And Shell Strength

Metamorphic Response Of Queen Conch Larvae Exposed To Sediment And Water From Nearshore And Offshore Sites

Fighting Conch, Strombus alatus And Strombus pugilus: New Food Candidates For Aquaculture

SPINY LOBSTER CULTURE

Recruitment Of Spiny Lobster Pueruli To Submerged Sea Cages In Puerto Rico

Development Of Prepared Pelleted Diets For Spiny Lobster Juveniles