Review on aquaculture of different spiny lobster species

Lobster is one of the most important marine species in the seas and oceans, which has been considered by human communities from long time ago due to its commercial importance and nutritional value. Lobsters are a family of large marine crustaceans belong to the invertebrate phylum Arthropoda and found in the order Decapoda and live in marine/salt waters. These organisms are distributed from the polar region to the temperate zone, but the diversity and abundance of their species in the tropics is greater than elsewhere. The tendency to culture lobster dates back to more than 100 years ago. But the first advances in the culture of spiny lobster back to 1988, when the larvae of the African spiny lobster were reared to the post larvae stage (Puerulus). The main problem in commercial lobster culture is difficulty in larval growth stage, although extensive studies have been conducted recently and some progress has been made. However, for better exploitation of lobster resource, increase income from the culture industry and attention to the sustainability of its natural resources, its culture from the juvenile and mature stage to the market size, which is called fattening, is importance. This paper examines the culture of spiny lobster as well as the growth of Puerulus and juvenile lobster using extensive studies by other researchers around the world. In addition to study the importance of lobster culture in different countries, a summary of its current situation in different regions will be given.