Aquiculture and Marketing of the Florida Bay Scallop in Crystal River, Florida

The overall goal of this study was to develop a new fishery resource product through open-wateraquaculture for the west coast of Florida that would compete as a non-traditional product through marketdevelopment. Specific objectives were as follows:I. To grow a minimum of 50, 000 juvenile scallops to a minimum market size of40 mm in a cageand float system in the off-shore waters of Crystal River, Florida.2. To determine the growth rate, survival, and time to market size for the individuals in this systemand area to other similar projects like Virginia.3. To introduce local fishermen and the aquaculture students at Crystal River High School to thehatchery, nursery, and grow-out techniques.4. To determine the economic and financial characteristics of bay scallop culture in Florida andassess the sensitivity of projected costs and earnings to changes in key technical, managerial, andmarket related parameters.5. To determine the market acceptability and necessary marketing strategy for whole bay scallopproduct in Florida. (PDF has 99 pages)

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Blake, Norman J., Adams, Charles, Degner, Robert, Sweat, Don
Format:	monograph biblioteca
Language:	English
Published:	Florida Sea Grant College Program 2000
Subjects:	Management, Fisheries, Aquaculture, Florida, bay scallop, Argopecten irradians, aquaculture, Crystal River, Florida Bay Scallop,
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/1834/19876
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