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OYSTER FARMING AND EXTERNALITIES: THE EXPERIENCE OF THE BAY OF BOURGNEUF

Aquaculture, Economics and Management, 2009
The history of the French shellfish industry is marked by a series of overfishing crises occurring in most of the open-access shellfish beds. When the concession system was introduced (1852), it was designed to cope with congestion and overfishing issues more than with the development of shellfish culture. After closing the production cycle in the late
Véronique le Bihan
exaly   +2 more sources

The Influence of Oyster Farming on Sediment Bacterial Communities

Estuaries and Coasts, 2017
Aquaculture currently provides half of all fish for human consumption, and this proportion is expected to increase to meet the growing global demand for protein. As aquaculture, including oyster farming, expands, it is increasingly important to understand effects on coastal ecosystems.
Jennifer Bowen
exaly   +2 more sources

A modelling approach to classify the suitability of shallow Mediterranean lagoons for pacific oyster, Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) farming [PDF]

Ocean and Coastal Management, 2020
In this study, we have developed an approach to classify the suitability of shallow coastal lagoons for pacific oyster aquaculture as the first step in a site selection process.
Stefano Carboni, Lynne Falconer, Paolo Mossone   +2 more
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Oyster Farming in Ilocos Sur, Philippines

The Vector: International Journal of Emerging Science, Technology and Management (IJESTM), 2021
The study looked into the management and culture methods used by oyster farmers in Ilocos Sur. The support given by numerous groups was also noted, along with a number of challenges and issues. Using an expert-validated survey questionnaire data were collected from 148 oyster producers from six municipalities namely, Candon, Sta.
null Jessy C. Domingo, null Maritess R. Raboy, null Jessa C. Ramos   +2 more
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Oyster farming potential in Sabah, Malaysia

International Journal of Aquatic Research and Environmental Studies, 2022
As the world population increases, demand for food is also on rise. In Malaysia, especially in Sabah, demand for seafood continues to rise due tourism booming and better local living standard. As Malaysia is slowly moving to aquaculture for food security, oyster farming is seen to have high potential to ensure food security and to sustain livelihood of
Admodisastro, V.A., Julian Ransangan, N., Ilias, Tan, S.H.   +3 more
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Farming triploid oysters

Aquaculture, 2002
Abstract Although the commercial benefits of triploidy have been evaluated in the Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793), eastern oyster C. virginica (Gmelin, 1791), Sydney rock oyster Saccostrea glomerata (Gould, 1850) and European flat oyster Ostrea edulis (Linnaeus, 1750), so far this technique has only been commercialised for ...
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Oyster Farming in North America

Proceedings of the annual workshop - World Mariculture Society, 1970
ABSTRACTThe history of oyster culture in North America is reviewed. Japan's oyster culture is discussed, and the advantages of off‐bottom culture are given.
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FOOD PRODUCTION BY FISH AND OYSTER FARMING

Nature, 1941
HISTORY FISH culture experiments with marine fishes have been made in the past along two lines: (1) Eggs of cod, plaice, turbot and sole have been hatched in hatcheries and the larvae, prior to the complete absorption of yolk, returned to the sea. In a series of such experiments undertaken by Dannevig for the Scottish Fishery Board, the larvae were ...
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Sydney rock oyster farming in Australia.

2020
Abstract The 120-year-old Sydney rock oyster industry in New South Wales (NSW) and southern Queensland is one of the oldest aquaculture industries in Australia. The industry has been forced to adapt to competition from other species, tighter harvesting and oyster storage and handling requirements as well as eroding profit margins.
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The Gambia oyster farms - The investment case for developing modern oyster farms

The investment case is built on information about the costs, benefits and results of two pilot farms established by FISH4ACP in the Gambia to test the technical and financial viability of growing oysters in high-density polyethylene bags on submerged lines.
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