Selected papers on mollusc culture
The present Regional Seafarming Working Paper collects under a single cover four papers dealing with various aspects of bivalve mollusc aquaculture. Information on the biology, culture practices, site selection criteria, harvesting and storage, sanitation and depuration, as well as on the culture economics of major bivalve species is provided. These selected technical papers were prepared as part of the Mollusc/Shellfish Culture Course of the 7th NACA Training Course for Senior Aquaculturists in Asia and in the Pacific. This 12 month course commenced in March 1988 and was held at the NACA Regional Lead Centre of the Philippines in Tigbauan, Iloilo. Each paper is self-contained, and as such, some repetitions cannot be avoided, particularly in the description of the culture techniques. The oysters and mussels are the major species dealt by the authors, mainly because in the Asia-Pacific region, species belonging to the above two genera make up for a large proportion of the total biva lve molluscs annual landings. The aquaculture industry among developing Asian and Pacific countries has been growing considerably within the last decade, particularly in the mollusc culture sector. Asia is the most important continent in the world in terms of mollusc landings from culture practices followed by Europe and North America. The landings for the three continents in 1985 were 2,094,913, 591,476 and 176,810 metric tonnes respectively, which accounted for 72.6%, 20.5% and 6.1% of the y ear's total production. The bivalve groups which are widely harvested from natural fisheries or cultured in the region belong to the families Ostreidae, Mytilidae and Arcidae, and compared to the above, only few gastropods are important, mostly collected from natural fisheries. Among the latter group, abalones are certainly the most important, as they are highly valued as a food item and therefore highly priced.
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| Format: | Project biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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1990
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| Online Access: | https://openknowledge.fao.org/handle/20.500.14283/ab737e http://www.fao.org/3/ab737e/ab737e00.htm |
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