Abalone Farming

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Abalone conservation in the presence of drug use and corruption: implications for its management in South Africa

The illegal exploitation of wild abalone in South Africa has been escalating since 1994, despite increased enforcement, leading to collapse in some sections of its range. South Africa banned all wild abalone fishing in 2008 but controversially reopened the fishery in 2010. This paper formulates a poacher's model, taking into account the realities of the abalone terrain in South Africa - the ...

Seaweed future cultivation in Chile: perspectives and challenges

Production of seaweeds in Chile has fluctuated between 120,000 and 316,000 wet metric tons per year during the last ten years. The most important Phaeophyta are exploited for alginate production and ...

Tests on South African shellfish reveal poisonous toxins

The Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism has received the results of tests carried out on samples that were taken over the weekend at Melkbosstrand on the West Coast. Low levels of toxins of Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning were detected in ...

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Abalone Tank

Our Abalone tanks have been specially designed so that they mirror closely the natural environment for abalone on rocks and reefs. The profiled ridge design of the tank enables abalone to feed and grow more effectively. These factors culminate in significantly increased growth rates and consequently increased market value of the abalone produced. Our abalone tanks have been successfully used for ...