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Chapter 26
Current Status and Future Challenges
in Cephalopod Culture
Roger Villanueva, António V. Sykes, Erica A.G. Vidal, Carlos Rosas,
Jaruwat Nabhitabhata, Lidia Fuentes and José Iglesias
J. Iglesias et al. (eds.), Cephalopod Culture, DOI 10.1007/978-94-017-8648-5_26,
© Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2014
R. Villanueva ()
Institut de Ciències del Mar (CSIC), Passeig Marítim de la Barceloneta 37-49,
08003, Barcelona, Spain
e-mail: roger@icm.csic.es
A. V. Sykes
CCMAR-CIMAR L.A., Centro de Ciências do Mar do Algarve, Universidade do Algarve,
Campus de Gambelas, 8005-139, Faro, Portugal
e-mail: asykes@ualg.pt
E. A. G. Vidal
Centro de Estudos do Mar (CEM), Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR),
Cx. P. 61, Pontal do Paraná PR, 83255-976, Brazil
e-mail: ericavidal2000@yahoo.com.br
C. Rosas
Unidad Multidisciplinaria de Docencia e Investigación, Facultad de Ciencias,
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Puerto de Abrigo s/n Sisal,
Yucatán, Mexico
e-mail: crv@ciencias.unam.mx
J. Nabhitabhata
Excellence Centre for Biodiversity of Peninsular Thailand (CBIPT), Faculty of Science, Prince
of Songkla University, Hatyai, Songkhla 90112, Thailand
e-mail: jaruwat.n5@gmail.com, jaruwat.n@psu.ac.th
L. Fuentes · J. Iglesias
Oceanographic Center of Vigo, Instituto Español de Oceanografía (IEO),
Subida a Radio Faro 50, 36390, Vigo, Spain
e-mail: lidia.fuentes.moledo@gmail.com
J. Iglesias
jose.iglesias@vi.ieo.es
Abstract This chapter presents an overall perspective on the current status of
cephalopod culture, its bottlenecks and future challenges. It focuses on the species
that have received more research effort and consequently accumulated more scientific literature during the present century, namely Sepia officinalis, Sepioteuthis
lessoniana, Octopus maya and Octopus vulgaris. Knowledge regarding physiology,
metabolism and nutrition of different species is still lacking. Two main challenges
are identified: the development of a sustainable artificial diet and the control of
reproduction. Understanding cephalopod physiology and nutrition will probably be
the biggest challenge in developing the large-scale culture of this group of molluscs
Chapter 26
Current Status and Future Challenges
in Cephalopod Culture
Roger Villanueva, António V. Sykes, Erica A.G. Vidal, Carlos Rosas,
Jaruwat Nabhitabhata, Lidia Fuentes and José Iglesias
J. Iglesias et al. (eds.), Cephalopod Culture, DOI 10.1007/978-94-017-8648-5_26,
© Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2014
R. Villanueva ()
Institut de Ciències del Mar (CSIC), Passeig Marítim de la Barceloneta 37-49,
08003, Barcelona, Spain
e-mail: roger@icm.csic.es
A. V. Sykes
CCMAR-CIMAR L.A., Centro de Ciências do Mar do Algarve, Universidade do Algarve,
Campus de Gambelas, 8005-139, Faro, Portugal
e-mail: asykes@ualg.pt
E. A. G. Vidal
Centro de Estudos do Mar (CEM), Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR),
Cx. P. 61, Pontal do Paraná PR, 83255-976, Brazil
e-mail: ericavidal2000@yahoo.com.br
C. Rosas
Unidad Multidisciplinaria de Docencia e Investigación, Facultad de Ciencias,
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Puerto de Abrigo s/n Sisal,
Yucatán, Mexico
e-mail: crv@ciencias.unam.mx
J. Nabhitabhata
Excellence Centre for Biodiversity of Peninsular Thailand (CBIPT), Faculty of Science, Prince
of Songkla University, Hatyai, Songkhla 90112, Thailand
e-mail: jaruwat.n5@gmail.com, jaruwat.n@psu.ac.th
L. Fuentes · J. Iglesias
Oceanographic Center of Vigo, Instituto Español de Oceanografía (IEO),
Subida a Radio Faro 50, 36390, Vigo, Spain
e-mail: lidia.fuentes.moledo@gmail.com
J. Iglesias
jose.iglesias@vi.ieo.es
Abstract This chapter presents an overall perspective on the current status of
cephalopod culture, its bottlenecks and future challenges. It focuses on the species
that have received more research effort and consequently accumulated more scientific literature during the present century, namely Sepia officinalis, Sepioteuthis
lessoniana, Octopus maya and Octopus vulgaris. Knowledge regarding physiology,
metabolism and nutrition of different species is still lacking. Two main challenges
are identified: the development of a sustainable artificial diet and the control of
reproduction. Understanding cephalopod physiology and nutrition will probably be
the biggest challenge in developing the large-scale culture of this group of molluscs