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Rack and Bag Culture
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(Right) -
Bags of oysters are turned to prevent the oysters from growing onto the
bag or each other and to even out the distribution of oysters within the
bag.
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(Left) - Racks
with bags of oysters being harvested with the help of a tractor from a
beach in France.
Rack and bag culture of oysters is an improvement of intertidal culture
methods over the traditional beach culture method. |
Using steel racks placed into the sand or mud bottom, plastic mesh bags
filled with small oysters are laid across the tops of the racks where
they are surrounded with water when the tide comes in. by
elevating the bags of oysters off of the bottom, the oysters are able to
feed better and grow faster; the bags also protect the young oysters
from predators such as crabs, birds or starfish. |
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