shellfish farming
Raising aquatic mollusks
Shellfish farming is the cultivation of mollusks and crustaceans—oysters, mussels, clams, shrimp—for food.
Unlike fishing, which harvests wild populations, shellfish farming raises animals in controlled environments: underwater cages, floating rafts, or seabed plots.
Also called aquaculture or mariculture when conducted in saltwater.
The bay supports a thriving shellfish farming industry.
- oystersEdible marine mollusks
- oyster bedsShellfish cultivation zones
- clamsEdible burrowing mollusks
- dredgesRemoves underwater sediment
- musselsEdible marine bivalves
bivalves · aquaculture · spat · depuration · geoducks · hatchery · seed stock · scallops · cockles · carbon sequestration · abalone · shrimp · seawater · habitat restoration · cultivation · rafts · brackish · cages
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Cultivating aquatic livestock
salmon farming · trout farming · seaweed farming · shrimp farming
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Growing plants for harvest
livestock farming · cattle ranching · poultry farming · dryland farming · grain farming