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  2. Aquaculture in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    Overall, oyster farms are more common, as oysters are more widespread, although mussels are more valuable. Mussel farms are placed in deeper water than oyster farms. For both, farms are usually smaller than 1 hectare (2.5 acres). [16] Mussel and oyster farming is a small part of overall aquaculture, with limited domestic demand.

  3. History of fisheries in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    Oyster farming was established in 1931 in Hinigaran, Negros Oriental, using the "broadcast" method where oysters are simply laid on the seabed. In the years afterward it was introduced with new methods to Binakayan in Cavite by the Bureau of Science, leading to the area around Manila Bay becoming the center of oyster farming in the Philippines ...

  4. Oyster farming - Wikipedia

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    Oyster farming is an aquaculture (or mariculture) practice in which oysters are bred and raised mainly for their pearls, shells and inner organ tissue, which is eaten. Oyster farming was practiced by the ancient Romans as early as the 1st century BC on the Italian peninsula [1] [2] and later in Britain for export to Rome. The French oyster ...

  5. Harte Research Institute offers free program to encourage ...

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    The Harte Research Institute is offering a free online program on oyster farming through a $5.1 million TCEQ grant. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 ...

  6. Oyster - Wikipedia

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    Oyster is the common name for a ... In the Philippines, a local thorny oyster species known as ... the town of Whitstable is noted for oyster farming from beds on ...

  7. Governor appoints Coastal Bend residents to oyster farming ...

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    Several Coastal Bend residents were named to a state advisory board for commercial oyster mariculture, an industry with local connections.

  8. Pinctada maxima - Wikipedia

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    Because these pearl oysters are so large, a much larger nucleus than usual can be used in culturing. Sea pearls farmed in the Philippines, typically produce golden pearls from the gold-lipped pearl oyster, which are currently experiencing a surge in popularity, resulting in increased market-demand, particularly in China.

  9. Oyster farming workshop slated; Industry predicted to boom ...

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    Aug. 4—Aspiring oyster farmers may want to take note of an oyster farming workshop being hosted by the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Coastal Studies Laboratory on South Padre Island Aug ...