Scallop Farming, Second Edition

The scallop farming industry continues to expand, providing an important global source of food and revenue. In recent decades over-fishing has caused a decline in wild stocks and as consumer demand increases, the opportunities for new and existing scallop farming ventures are greater than ever before.

In this important new edition, experienced scallop farmer David Hardy offers the reader:

• Practically oriented advice


• New technical, environmental and legislative information


• Key information for running a successful farming operation

Scallop Farming, 2nd Edition is an essential tool for all those working in the scallop farming industry and will be an important source of reference for equipment manufacturers and suppliers, traders and policy makers, environmental and marine scientists and universities and research establishments where these areas are studied and taught.

Content:
Chapter 1 Some Background Information About the Species (pages 1–21):
Chapter 2 The Farm Environment and its Microscopic Inhabitants (pages 22–39):
Chapter 3 Scallop Biology and Ecology (pages 40–56):
Chapter 4 Choosing a Site (pages 57–65):
Chapter 5 Collecting Spat (pages 66–96):
Chapter 6 Getting Underway (pages 97–136):
Chapter 7 Methods of Cultivation (pages 137–166):
Chapter 8 Moorings (pages 167–189):
Chapter 9 Design and Manufacture of Equipment (pages 190–213):
Chapter 10 Diving Work (pages 214–228):
Chapter 11 To Collect or not to Collect (pages 229–238):
Chapter 12 Farming Logistics (pages 239–253):
Chapter 13 The Business of Farming (pages 254–271):
Chapter 14 More Strings to Our Bow (pages 272–289):
Chapter 15 Marketing, Handling and Processing (pages 290–305):