Molluscan and Crustacean Genetic and Biotechnology Interventions: A Review
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2018-01
Authors
Moruf, R.O.
Adekoya, K.O.
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Animal Research International
Abstract
Global demand for seafood products alone is projected to increase by 70 percent in the
next 30 years as harvests from traditional capture fisheries either remain stable or
continue to decline. At the same time, coastal marine ecosystems worldwidethat support
wild shellfisheries are threatened by pollution, habitat degradation, overharvesting and a
growing dependence on common pool-resources among other concerns, lending an
increasingly important role for sustainably produced and managed shellfish resources to
fill the widening gap in the world’s capacity for food production, hence the application of
genetic technology. This paper then review the importance of genetics application in
shellfisherieslike species identification, stock structure, mixed stock analysis, biomarkers
for age, harvest rate and abundance, genetic diversity, detection of pathogens and
invasive species among others. Various methods of genetic approach, challenges and
strategies for promoting these genetic methods in Nigeriawere also presented.
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Shellfish , Genetics , Economically Imortant , Mollusca , Crustacean , Nigeria
Citation
Moruf, Rasheed Olatunji and Adekoya, Khalid Olajide (2018). Molluscan and Crustacean Genetic and Biotechnology Interventions: A Review. Animal Research International. 15(1): 2906 - 2917.