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  Trochus niloticus
   Common name: Topshell




Emily Smith (2011)



 

 

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Amos, M, Purcell, W., 2003. Evaluation of strategies for intermediate culture of Trochus niloticus (Gastropoda) in sea cages for restocking. Aquaculture, 218, pp. 253-249.

Asano, N. (1963). Studies on trochus ecology and its propagation in Micronesiat. Paper presented at the Workshop on Trochus Assessment, Development and Management, Port Vila, Vanuatu. 56 pp.

Caste, L., Naviti, W and Nguyen, F., 1996. Detectability of cryptic juvenile Trochus niloticus Linnaeus in stock enhancement experiments. Aquaculture, 144 (1- 3), pp. 91- 101.

Castell, L. Population studies of juvenile Trochus niloticus on a reef flat on the north-eastern Queensland coast, Australia. Marine and Freshwater Research 48 (3), pp. 211- 217.

Chambers, C., 2007. Trochus (Trochus niloticus) size and abundance in Tongareva Lagoon, Cook Islands. Secretariat of the Pacific Community, Bulletin #13.

Crowe, T., Lee, C., McGuinness, K., Amos, M., Dangeubun, J., Dwiono, S., Makatipu, P., Manuputty, J., Nguyen, F., Pakoa, K. and Tetelepta, J., 2002. Experimental evaluation of the use of hatchery-reared juveniles to enhance stocks of the topshell Trochus niloticus in Australia, Indonesia and Vanuatu. Aquaculture, 206(3-4), pp. 175-197.

Dolorosa, R., Songco, M., Calderon, V., Magbanua, R and Matillano, J., 2010. Population structure and abundance of Trochus niloticus in Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park, Palawan, Philippines with notes on poaching effects. Philippines: Secretariat of the Pacific Community, Bulletin #15.

Encyclopedia Britannica, 2011. [online] Available at <http://www.britannica.com.au/> [Accessed 26 October 2011].

Encyclopedia of Life, 2011. Trochus Niloticus. [online] Available at <http://eol.org/pages/3050331/overview> [Accessed 26 October 2011].

Foale, S., 1998. Assessment and management of the trochus fishery at West Nggela, Solomon Islands: An interdisciplinary approach. Ocean and Coastal Management, 40 (2- 3), pp. 187- 205.

Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nation, 1999. Marine snails seed production towards restocking enhancement: Basic Manual. Fisheries and Aquaculture department: United Nations. Available at <http://www.fao.org/docrep/field/009/ag150e/AG150E03.htm> [Accessed 15 October 2011].

Helsinga, G., and Hilmann A., 1980. Hatchery culture of the commercial top snail Trochus niloticus in the Palau, Caroline Islands. Aquaculture, 22, pp. 35- 43.

Helsinga, G., Orak, O and Ngiramengior, M., 1984. Coral Reef Sanctuaries for Trochus Shells. Marine Fisheries Review, 46 (4), pp. 73- 80.

Nash, W., 1985. Aspects of the Biology of Trochus niloticus (Gastropoda: Trochidae) and its Fishery in the Great Barrier Reef Region. Queensland department of Primary Industries, Great Barrier Marine Park Authority. pp. 210.

Pakoa, K., Friedman, K., Damlamian, H. and Tardy, E., 2008. The status of the trochus (Trochus niloticus) resource in Tongatapu lagoon and recommendations for management. Noumea, New Caledonia: Secretariat of the Pacific Community .

Ruppert, E., Fox, R and Barnes, W., 2004. Invertebrate Zoology. 7th edition. Belmost, USA: Brooks/ Cole.



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