NETWORK OF AQUACULTURE CENTRES IN ASIA
Status of oyster culture in selected Asian countries
Status of oyster culture in selected Asian countries
| NACA-SF/WP/88/2 | May 1988 |
| NETWORK OF AQUACULTURE CENTRES IN ASIA Status of oyster culture in selected Asian countries |
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Current status
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Problems and constraints
Future plans
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3 Major farming provinces of the three commercially important oyster species in China.
4 Oyster production data in China from 1983 to 1986.
5 Bamboo stake culture method.
6 Stone-bridge culture method.
7 Major farming areas of the four commercially important oyster species in India.
8 Major oyster capture and culture areas in the Indonesian archipelago.
9 Oyster (Crassostrea sp. and Saccostrea sp.) production data in Indonesia from 1980 to 1985.
10 Major oyster (Crassostrea gigas) culture areas in ROK.
11 Oyster (Crassostrea gigas) production data in ROK from 1980 to 1986.
12 Oyster long-line system as practiced in ROK.
13 Major farming areas of the four commercially important oyster species in Malaysia.
14 Oyster production data in Malaysia from 1982 to 1984.
15 Corrugated asbestos sheets on racks for spat collection.
16 Major oyster farming areas in the Philippines.
17 Oyster production data in the Philippines from 1980 to 1986.
18 Oyster stake culture as practiced in the Philippines.
19 Oyster hanging (bitin) culture system as practised in the Philippines.
20 Major oyster farming areas in Sri Lanka.
21 Main oyster culture areas in Taiwan.
22 Oyster production data in Taiwan from 1980 to 1986.
23 Suspending oyster culture method as practiced in Taiwan.
24 Major farming areas of the three commercially important oyster species in Thailand.
25 Oyster production data in Thailand from 1980 to 1985.
Number
1 Annual production of oysters in the selected Asian countries, 1980– 1986.
2 Status of oyster culture in the selected countries.
3 Distribution and main culture areas of commercially important oyster species in China.
4 Distribution and main culture areas of commercially important oyster species in India.
5 Distribution and main culture areas of commercially important oyster species in Indonesia.
6 Distribution and main culture areas of commercially important oyster species in South Korea.
7 Distribution and main culture areas of commercially important oyster species in Malaysia.
8 Distribution and main culture areas of commercially important oyster species in the Philippines.
9 Distribution and main culture areas of commercially important oyster species in Sri Lanka.
10 Distribution and main culture areas of commercially important oyster species in Taiwan.
11 Distribution and main culture areas of commercially important oyster species in Thailand.
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1 Oyster hanging culture site in Chungmu, Republic of Korea.
2 Long-line oyster culture, Chungmu, Republic of Korea.
3 Harvesting of oysters cultured by the long-line method.
4 Young oysters (2–5 cm shell length) attached on asbestos sheets.
5 Separation of young oysters from asbestos sheets.
6 Oyster cultured by the stake method in Cavite Bay, Philippines.
8 Cement pole culture. Cement cap supporting poles, Ranong, Thailand.
9 Cement pole culture. Manufacturing site of the cement caps, Ranong, Thailand.
10 Harvesting of marketable size oysters cultured by the cement pole method, Surat Thani, Thailand
11 Cement pipe culture, Surat Thani, Thailand.
14 Fixing of windowpane oyster spat collectors on a raft, Phangnga, Thailand.
I would like to thank all the National Coordinators of the Seafarming Development and Demonstration Project (RAS/86/024) for providing the seafarming production statistics.
I would also like to thank Mrs. Tanittha Chongpeepien of the Brackishwater Fisheries Division, Department of Fisheries, Thailand for supplying detailed information on oyster culture areas in Thailand.
I am indebted to Mr. Ng Fong Oon of the Fisheries Research Institute, Penang, Malaysia, Mr. T. B. Wanninayake of the National Aquatic Resources Agency, Crow Island, Sri Lanka and Mr. Hon Cheng Chen, Department of Zoology, National Taiwan University for providing information and production figures on bivalve culture and development in their respective countries.
Thanks are also due to Mr. Pedro B. Bueno, NACA information specialist, for editing this report.
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