Method of cultivating shellfish

摘要

PCT No. PCT/NZ93/00006 Sec. 371 Date Oct. 31, 1994 Sec. 102(e) Date Oct. 31, 1994 PCT Filed Feb. 18, 1993 PCT Pub. No. WO93/16587 PCT Pub. Date Sep. 2, 1993.The invention relates to the cultivation of shellfish. A first type of shellfish capable of securing themselves to a cultch such as by producing byssus are seeded onto a culture rope together with a second type of shellfish which are not capable of securing themselves. The seeding process is carried out using a seeding machine, and the shellfish are retained against the culture rope by way of a seeding stocking. The seeding stocking, the culture rope, and all of the shellfish, are then transferred to a suitable environment for cultivation. The first type of shellfish produce byssus and thereby secure themselves to the culture rope. The second type of shellfish are also secured by way of the byssus produced by the first type of shellfish. The seeding stocking is then no longer required and degrades or is burst by both types of the shellfish.