Pen shells is a common bivalve living associatedly with seagrass in marine and brackish water. This species regularly sought after by the local people in Malaysia as the daily protein source. Over the past 15 years, intensifies exploitation of pen shells natural stocks has led to a decline in production and now it gazetted as an endanger species in Malaysia. This book provides information regarding biology, ecology and distribution of Malaysia pen shells. It is aimed as technical reference and baseline study for students, researchers, professionals and managers of the fisheries resource...
Pen shells is a common bivalve living associatedly with seagrass in marine and brackish water. This species regularly sought after by the local people...
This book is the outcome of three years of master research on edible bivalve and gastropod at Sarawak, Malaysia. There are many species of mollusc that being consumed by the local people in Sarawak as the daily protein source. Mollusc also contributes to the local economic value particularly for people that depending only from natural resource. This book provides information regarding mollusc species, morphology characters and genetic diversity. It is aimed as technical reference and baseline study for students, researchers, professionals and managers of the fisheries resource management.
This book is the outcome of three years of master research on edible bivalve and gastropod at Sarawak, Malaysia. There are many species of mollusc tha...