395
20 Octopus maya
Although at present the bio-economic studies on O� maya production have only
been done on a semi-pilot scale at the UNAM facilities at Sisal, results of this study
indicate that, if the octopus price is maintained as a commodity (mean value of
US$ 5 per animal of 80–200 g WW) of the gourmet market, aquaculture production
can be profitable, independently of the massive fisheries production that is obtained
in the Yucatán Peninsula, and in the rest of the world.
Acknowledgements This project was partially financed by the PAPIIT programme at UNAM
through the project IN 212012. Also, thanks are given to CONACYT through the project CB-2010–
01, No. 150810.
References
Arkhipkin A (1992) Reproductive system structure, development and function in cephalopods with
a new general scale for maturity stages. J Northw Atl Fish Sci 12:63–74
Baeza-Rojano E, Domingues P, Guerra-García JM, Capella S, Noreña-Barroso E, Caamal-Monsreal C, Rosas C (2012) Marine gammarids (Crustacea: Amphipoda): a new live prey to culture
Octopus maya hatchlings. Aquac Res. 44:1602–1612
Begg G, Friedland K, Pearce J (1999) Stock identification and its role in stock assessment and
fisheries management: an overview. Fish Res 43:1–8
Briceño-Jacques F, Mascaró M, Rosas C (2010) GLMM-based modelling of growth in juvenile
Octopus maya siblings: does growth depend on initial size? ICES J Mar Sci 67:1509–1516
Domingues P, López N, Rosas C (2012) Preliminary trials on the use of large outdoor tanks for the
ongrowing of Octopus maya juveniles. Aquac Res 43:26–31
Farias A, Uriarte I, Hernández J, Pino S, Pascual C, Caamal C, Domingues P, Rosas C (2009) How
size relates to oxygen consumption, ammonia excretion, and ingestion rates in cold ( Enteroctopus megalocyathus) and tropical ( Octopus maya) octopus species. Mar Biol 156:1547–1558
Forsythe JW, Hanlon RT, Lee PG (1990) A formulary for treating cephalopod mollusc diseases. In:
Perkins FO, Cheng TC (eds) Pathology in Marine science. Academic Press, New York
Hanlon RT (1987) Mariculture. In: Boyle PR (ed) Cephalopod life cycles: comparative reviews.
Academic Press, London
Hanlon RT, Forsythe JW (1985) Advances in the laboratory culture of Octopuses for biomedical
research. Lab Anim Sci 35:33–40
Hanlon RT, Forsythe JW (1990) Diseases of Mollusc: cephalopod; I.I. Diseases caused by microorganisms; 1.3 structural abnormalities and neoplasia. In: Kinne O (ed). Diseases of marine
animals. Vol. III: Cephalopoda to Urochordata. Biologische Anstalt Helgoland, Hamburg
Hanlon RT, Forsythe JW, Cooper KM (1984) Fatal penetrating skin ulcers in laboratory-reared
octopuses. J Invert Path 44:67–83
Hanlon RT, Bidwell JP, Tait R (1989) Strontium is required for statolith development and thus
normal swimming behaviour of hatchling cephalopods. J Exp Biol 141:187–195
Jurado-Molina JA (2010) Bayesian framework with implementation error to improve the management of the red octopus ( Octopus maya) fishery off the Yucatán Peninsula. Cienc Mar 36:1–14
Lee PG (1994) Nutrition of cephalopods: fueling the system. Mar Freshw Behav Physiol 25:35–51
Lee PG, Forsythe JW, DiMarco FP, DeRusha RH, Hanlon RT (1991) Initial palatability and growth
trials on pelleted diets for cephalopods. Bull Mar Sci 49:362–372
Martínez R, López-Ripoll E, Avila-Poveda OH, Santos-Ricalde R, Mascaró M, Rosas C (2011)
Cytological ontogeny of the digestive gland in post-hatching Octopus maya (Mollusca: Cephalopoda) and cytological background of digestion in juveniles. Aquat Biol 11:249–261
Moguel C, Mascaró M, Avila-Poveda OH, Caamal-Monsreal C, Sanchez A, Pascual C, Rosas C
(2010) Morphological, physiological and behavioral changes during post-hatching develop-
20 Octopus maya
Although at present the bio-economic studies on O� maya production have only
been done on a semi-pilot scale at the UNAM facilities at Sisal, results of this study
indicate that, if the octopus price is maintained as a commodity (mean value of
US$ 5 per animal of 80–200 g WW) of the gourmet market, aquaculture production
can be profitable, independently of the massive fisheries production that is obtained
in the Yucatán Peninsula, and in the rest of the world.
Acknowledgements This project was partially financed by the PAPIIT programme at UNAM
through the project IN 212012. Also, thanks are given to CONACYT through the project CB-2010–
01, No. 150810.
References
Arkhipkin A (1992) Reproductive system structure, development and function in cephalopods with
a new general scale for maturity stages. J Northw Atl Fish Sci 12:63–74
Baeza-Rojano E, Domingues P, Guerra-García JM, Capella S, Noreña-Barroso E, Caamal-Monsreal C, Rosas C (2012) Marine gammarids (Crustacea: Amphipoda): a new live prey to culture
Octopus maya hatchlings. Aquac Res. 44:1602–1612
Begg G, Friedland K, Pearce J (1999) Stock identification and its role in stock assessment and
fisheries management: an overview. Fish Res 43:1–8
Briceño-Jacques F, Mascaró M, Rosas C (2010) GLMM-based modelling of growth in juvenile
Octopus maya siblings: does growth depend on initial size? ICES J Mar Sci 67:1509–1516
Domingues P, López N, Rosas C (2012) Preliminary trials on the use of large outdoor tanks for the
ongrowing of Octopus maya juveniles. Aquac Res 43:26–31
Farias A, Uriarte I, Hernández J, Pino S, Pascual C, Caamal C, Domingues P, Rosas C (2009) How
size relates to oxygen consumption, ammonia excretion, and ingestion rates in cold ( Enteroctopus megalocyathus) and tropical ( Octopus maya) octopus species. Mar Biol 156:1547–1558
Forsythe JW, Hanlon RT, Lee PG (1990) A formulary for treating cephalopod mollusc diseases. In:
Perkins FO, Cheng TC (eds) Pathology in Marine science. Academic Press, New York
Hanlon RT (1987) Mariculture. In: Boyle PR (ed) Cephalopod life cycles: comparative reviews.
Academic Press, London
Hanlon RT, Forsythe JW (1985) Advances in the laboratory culture of Octopuses for biomedical
research. Lab Anim Sci 35:33–40
Hanlon RT, Forsythe JW (1990) Diseases of Mollusc: cephalopod; I.I. Diseases caused by microorganisms; 1.3 structural abnormalities and neoplasia. In: Kinne O (ed). Diseases of marine
animals. Vol. III: Cephalopoda to Urochordata. Biologische Anstalt Helgoland, Hamburg
Hanlon RT, Forsythe JW, Cooper KM (1984) Fatal penetrating skin ulcers in laboratory-reared
octopuses. J Invert Path 44:67–83
Hanlon RT, Bidwell JP, Tait R (1989) Strontium is required for statolith development and thus
normal swimming behaviour of hatchling cephalopods. J Exp Biol 141:187–195
Jurado-Molina JA (2010) Bayesian framework with implementation error to improve the management of the red octopus ( Octopus maya) fishery off the Yucatán Peninsula. Cienc Mar 36:1–14
Lee PG (1994) Nutrition of cephalopods: fueling the system. Mar Freshw Behav Physiol 25:35–51
Lee PG, Forsythe JW, DiMarco FP, DeRusha RH, Hanlon RT (1991) Initial palatability and growth
trials on pelleted diets for cephalopods. Bull Mar Sci 49:362–372
Martínez R, López-Ripoll E, Avila-Poveda OH, Santos-Ricalde R, Mascaró M, Rosas C (2011)
Cytological ontogeny of the digestive gland in post-hatching Octopus maya (Mollusca: Cephalopoda) and cytological background of digestion in juveniles. Aquat Biol 11:249–261
Moguel C, Mascaró M, Avila-Poveda OH, Caamal-Monsreal C, Sanchez A, Pascual C, Rosas C
(2010) Morphological, physiological and behavioral changes during post-hatching develop-