Citation: Mgaya, Y.D. & Mercer, J.P. 1994 A review of the biology, ecology, fisheries and mariculture of the European abalone Haliotis tuberculata Linnaeus 1758 (Gastropoda: Haliotidae). Biology & Environment, Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy 94B: 285-304
Number of Pages: 20
Volume Part: 3
Keywords: Alien, Aquaculture, Benthos, Biogeography, Ecology, Fauna, Fish, Fishing, Legislation, Marine, Mollusca, Pisces, Population, Reproductive biology, Sublittoral
Abstract: Paper provides a detailed review of the biology, ecology, fisheries and mariculture of the European Abalone Haliotis tuberculata. Within Ireland, research and development work for abalone culture is underway at the Shellfish Research Laboratory, Carna, Co. Galway. The species itself does not naturally occur on the Irish mainland coast.