Easiest Shellfish To Farm

Easiest Shellfish To Farm

The easiest shellfish to farm is the scallop.

Scallops are not just a shellfish but also a mollusk.

Scallops do not have brains but they do have eyes and ears.

There are many ways to prepare scallops, from boiling to baking to sauteeing. Scallops taste great in all of these methods.

The oyster is the easiest shellfish to farm. Just stick them in the water and they will be happy. They don't need any looking after, except for cleaning out from time to time, and you can eat your investment. They are also the most profitable shellfish to farm because of the high value of their meat and the low cost of growing it.

Pacific oysters, Crassostrea gigas, have been farmed in Japan since at least the 18th century and extensive farming took place in Europe during the 19th century.

Oysters are farmed on land or sea by culturing them in racks or bags suspended above natural beds. Oyster farming is only viable where they can be grown in clean water with a constant supply of plankton that they feed on.

In Australia Pacific oysters account for 75% of all oyster production and are harvested year round depending on location and water temperature. Farming takes place in sheltered bays along the coasts of both Western Australia, Victoria and Tasmania where cool temperatures ensure good growth rates but not so cold as to kill them off over winter. In warmer areas such as southern Queensland, Sydney's Botany Bay and northern New South Wales rock oysters (Saccostrea glomerata) are

The key to a great shellfish is a great farm.