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Using his many years' experience working in the industry, David Hardy provides an essential and practically-oriented tool for scallop farmers.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hardy, David, 1946- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; Ames, Iowa : Blackwell Pub., 2006.
Edition:2nd ed.
Subjects:
Scallop culture.
Scallops.
Pectiniculture.
Pétoncles.
Online Access:Table of contents
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Some background information about the species
  • 2. The farm environment and its microscopic inhabitants
  • 3. Scallop biology and ecology
  • 4. Choosing a site
  • 5. Collecting spat
  • 6. Getting underway
  • 7. Methods of cultivation
  • 8. Moorings
  • 9. Design and manufacture of equipment
  • 10. Diving work
  • 11. To collect or not to collect
  • 12. Farming logistics
  • 13. The business of farming
  • 14. More strings to our bow
  • 15. Marketing, handling and processing.