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Oyster Farming: Bottom Culture Method

Posted from Let There Be Fish! 139 days ago
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Back in my country of birth, Philippines, I raised oysters side by side with my finfishes (using the floating cage system). The tropical waters being warm, oysters grew fast. Compared to the two-year culture period in the pacific northwest area, it took only six months to grow the same size of oysters. We used only one method of farming: subtidal (always submerged in water) attached to collectors like bamboo poles, rim edges of auto tires, stringed oysters shells. To harvest, we only needed to pull out the stakes or pull in the rims and oyster ropes. Oysters were raised the natural method. Dur... (original story)