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A preliminary survey of the development potential of shellfish farming in Indonesia

Year of publication 1981

Pages p.58

Author R.N. Pagcatipunan , P. Tortell and J. Silaen;Fisheries and Aquaculture Management Division

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Synopsis (short abstract) Technical assitance on shellfish farming was rendered as requested by the Government of Indonesia. The authors surveyed nineteen areas in nine provinces and identified four areas as suitable sites for pilot demonstration of the culture of the species of Anadara, Mytilus, Crassostrea and Pinctada. A summary proposal for the development of shellfish farming in Indonesia is presented.

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Pagcatipunan, R.N.; Tortell, P.; Silaen, J. May 1981. A preliminary survey of the development potential of shellfish farming in Indonesia. Jakarta (Indonesia). 58 p.

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