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No Thumbnail AvailableProjectStatus of oyster culture in selected Asian countries
Regional Seafarming Development and Demonstration Project
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No Thumbnail AvailableProjectReport of the Workshop and Study Tour on Mollusc Sanitation and Marketing, 15-28 October 1989, France
Regional Seafarming Development and Demonstration Project
1989Also available in:
No results found.The Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia and the Pacific (NACA) in cooperation with the FAO/UNDP Regional Seafarming Development and Demonstration Project (RAS/86/024) proposed to conduct a workshop on mollusc sanitation and marketing. As part of its development activities, the Workshop was approved by the National Coordinators of the Seafarming Project at its Second Meeting held in Singapore in September 1988. 2. At present, the Seafarming Project has 8 member governments: China, India, Ind onesia, Korea DPR, Korea Rep., The Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. The Seafarming Project is under the coordination of the NACA Project (RAS/86/047) which has several member countries other than those of the Seafarming Project that are also interested in developing their seafarming industry, like Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Malaysia and Vietnam. 3. The Seafarming Project aims to substantially increase the present level of seafarming production and thus increase the regional fish supply as well as upgrade the socio-economic status of rural communities. -
No Thumbnail AvailableProjectSite selection for mollusc culture
Regional Seafarming Development and Demonstration Project
1988Also available in:
No results found.A great variety of mollusc species are of commercial importance throughout the world. Apart from molluscs harvested from natural fisheries, a large number is cultured. Figure 1 shows total world landings, both capture and culture, of molluscs from 1980 (3,603,426 MT) to 1986 (4,524,929 MT) with an average annual growth rate of about 3.95% (FAO, 1988). In the mollusc fishery sector the landings from aquaculture activities are high. Figure 2 shows the 1985 mollusc landings from both capture and cu lture fisheries. Over 2.8 million metric tons of molluscs were cultured in 1985 which accounted for over 65.5% of the year's total production (4,399,371 MT), obviously indicating the importance of aquaculture activities with regard to this resource group. The major division among these molluscs should be between the two classes Bivalvia and Gastropoda. The former class includes organisms like oysters, mussels, cockles, and clams whereas the latter includes organisms such as abalones and top sh ells (Fig. 3). Species belonging to the above groups have evolved in such a way that almost all kinds of marine habitats have been exploited. However, within these habitats there are often one or more environmental factors responsible for the dispersion of a particular species over given geographical areas. These limiting parameters are key factors when sites are selected for the culture of a particular species.
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