occurence | native | ||
importance | highly commercial | Ref. | |
aquaculture | never/rarely | Ref. | |
regulations | no regulations | Ref. | |
freshwater | No | ||
brackish | No | ||
saltwater | Yes | ||
live export | ornamental | ||
bait | No | ||
game/sport | No | ||
abundance | Ref. | ||
comments | The essence of the production comes from Tunisia. This country produced approximately 80,5 T of sponges, for the majority of Hippospongia communis, in 1984. It is used for the domestic uses, the toilet and certain industries. | ||
C = country distribution; M = map distribution; O = occurrence data; R = regional distribution | |||
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States/Provinces Complete? | No | ||
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country information | https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ts.html |