Textbook of oyster biology and culture in India /

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OYSTERS, an important group among the bivalve molluscs are highly esteemed as seafood in many temperate countries where consumption of raw oysters is popular.Oyster is probably the most studied invertebrate and marine aquaculture may have begun with oysters.Oyster farming has a long history and it has been reported that the Chinese practiced oyster culture before the Christian era while in Europe the Romans farmed oysters since the beginning of the first century B.C. by adopting the simple method of relaying the oyster seed in suitable grow out areas.In late 1920s the Japanese developed the 'hanging culture' and by 1950s made rapid strides by adopting the raft and long line oyster culture in depths upto 30 m.The latter half of the 20th century ushered in the spread of oyster culture to several parts of the world and there is growing interest in tropical countries, which have the advantage of cheap labour and producing market size oysters in a short period of 6-10 months against about 2

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