Abalone culture - a new business opportunity

There are about 100 species of abalone in the world, but only 20 are of high commercial importance. In the Philippines, the abalone species are Haliotis asinina, H. varia, H. ovina and H.glabra, but it is the former which has high commercial value. The semi-processed abalone are frozen, dried or canned for export to many countries. An outline is given of the major aquaculture activities and duration of breeding and culture. Abalone hatchery production operations and investment costs and returns are detailed. Particular reference is made to the modular system of abalone culture in floating cages.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Gallardo, Wenresti G., Salayo, Nerissa D.
Format: article biblioteca
Language:English
Published: 2003
Subjects:Aquaculture, Mollusc culture, Aquaculture systems, Aquaculture economics, Investments, Hatcheries, Haliotis asinina, Philippines,
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1834/34889
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