Illustrated Guide to Shrimp of the World

This is the only book that offers global and in-depth coverage of 70 of the most important commercial shrimp species and one potentially valuable krill, including their colour, flavour, edibility, commercial importance, now and in the future, and uses in aquaculture.

It includes an exhaustive listing of common and commercial names for each species worldwide, specifications and quality standards for shrimp production, scientific names and families of each species, maps showing where each species is found, and much more.;The book also features full-colour pictures, an identification guide for nonscientists, and a comprehensive shrimp encyclopaedia.;This book should be of interest to seafood buyers, distributors, retailers, wholesalers.