Chapter 18
Marine Plankton and Fisheries
Department of Oceanography
Xiamen University
Farming in the sea.
contents
§ 17.1 Plankton and Marine Organism
§ 17.2 Plankton and Marine Fisheries
§ 17.3 Planktonic Fishery in China
§ 18.1 Plankton and Marine Organism
Shellfish
Crustacean
Fish
Baleen whale
Feeding habits of four species of pelagic fishes in Minnan-
Taiwan bank fishing ground (Huang & Hong,1991)
§ 18.2 Plankton and Marine Fisheries
Algae
Dinoflagellate
Jellyfish
Crustacean
Salp
Fig Global distribution of paralytic shellfish poisoning events
observed in 1970 and in 1990 (Duxbury et al.,2000)
Beaugrand et al.,2003,Plankton effect on cod
recruitment in the North Sea,Science,426,661-664
Krill fishery
BIOMASS,6.5~10× 109 tons
Max Catch,7× 106 tons
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§ 18.3 Planktonic Fishery in China
SergetistidsJellyfish
Jellyfish
? delicacies for Chinese cooking
? medicinal value
Species
Edible jellyfish all belong to the order
Rhizostomeae,in the Scyphomedusae.
Rhopilema esculentum,the most expensive
species at market,is distributed in Bo Hai,
Yellow Sea and the East and South China Sea
(Hong et al.,1978).
Other species：
R,Hispidum（ 黄斑海蜇, Nan Hai）
Stomolophus meleagris ( 沙蜇, Bo Hai & Yellow Sea )
Lobonema smithi（ 叶腕水母 ）
Lobonemoides gracilis（ 拟叶腕水母 ）
Akiami paste shrimp
Akiami paste shrimp in China,
– Acetes chinensis,
– A,japonica,
– A,erylhraeus（ 红毛虾 ）
– A,serrutatus（ 锯齿毛虾 ）
– A,intermedius（ 中型毛虾 ）
– A,vulgaris（ 普通毛虾 ）,
There must be something
left in the ocean to fish!
Thank you for your attention.