Scallop aquaculture

Abstract From the Canadian patent

A novel method is provided for the culturing of giant scallops from the egg stage to the juvenile stage under controlled conditions. The method includes the steps of (a) obtaining and feeding native scallops; (b) inducing spawning in the scallops; (c) selecting eggs surrounded by sperm in a preselected ratio of sperm/egg; (d) hatching fertilized eggs at a preselected density in shallow dishes of water thereby, providing swimming larvae; (e) removing the swimming larvae after a preselected period of time, and resuspending the larvae in deep larval tanks of selected sea water having selected food provided therein; (f) periodically removing the larvae resuspending the, removed larvae at a …