1st Edition
Biology and Culture of Portunid Crabs of World Seas
Introduction
Biology and Ecology of Portunid Crabs
Profile of Portunid Crabs (Family: Portunidae)
Aquaculture of Portunid Crabs
Nutritional Values of Portunid Crabs
Biomedical, Food and Industrial Applications of Portunid Crab Wastes
Diseases and Parasites of Portunid Crabs
Biography
Dr. Ramasamy Santhanam is the former Dean of the Fisheries College and Research Institute at the Tamilnadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University in Thoothukudi, India. His fields of specialization are marine biology and fisheries environment. Presently he is serving as a resource person for various universities in India. He has also served as an expert for the Environment Management Capacity Building Technical Assistance Project, a World Bank-aided project of the Department of Ocean Development, India. He was a a member of the American Fisheries Society, the World Aquaculture Society, the Global Fisheries Ecosystem Management Network (GFEMN), and the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) Commission on Ecosystem Management, Switzerland. Dr. Santhanam has published 20 books on fisheries science/marine biology as well as 70 research papers.
