Scallop Farming outlines the main points a farmer would require to know when both setting up and running his farm and the book offers practical information as well as an introduction to the farming world as seen from the position of the marine biologist.

Contents

General Information

• Some Background Information about the Species
• The Farm Environment and Its Microscopic Inhabitants
• Scallop Biology and Ecology

Hands On

• Choosing a Site
• Collecting Spat
• Getting Underway
• Methods of Cultivation
• Moorings
• Design and Manufacture of Equipment
• Diving Work

Getting Down to Business

• To Collect or Not To Collect
• Farming Logistics
• The Business of Farming
• More Strings to Our Bow
• Marketing, Handling and Processing

Index

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ORDER NOW Scallop Farming Second Edition by David Hardy 2006 • 315 pages • $146.95 + shipping Texas residents please add 6.75% sales tax