Open AccessTHE COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION OF OYSTERS IN AN INTENSIVE RACEWAY SYSTEM
Author(s) -
Scura Edward D.,
Kuljis Andrew M.,
York Richard H.,
LeGoff Robert S.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
proceedings of the world mariculture society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.655
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1749-7345
pISSN - 0748-3260
DOI - 10.1111/j.1749-7345.1979.tb00061.x
Subject(s) - raceway , fishery , phytoplankton , environmental science , oyster , piping , crassostrea , biology , oceanography , engineering , ecology , environmental engineering , nutrient , geology , structural engineering , finite element method
Aquatic Farms, located on windward Oahu, Hawaii, is engaged in the commercial production of oysters in a partially recirculated, intensive raceway system. Selected phytoplankton species are cultured in 0.2‐ha earthen ponds and fed to the oysters by a gravity‐fed overflow piping system. The bivalve culture system and its operation are described. Oysters grown in this manner are currently reaching a market size of 55 g in 10 months (from 2 mm seed). A shorter grow‐out period is suggested by recent developments in the operation. The efficiency of this system in converting phytoplankton to oysters is discussed.