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Bivalve Aquaculture In Warm Tropical And Subtropical Waters With Reference To Sanitary Water Quality, Monitoring And Post-Harvest Disinfection, Michael A. Rice

Michael A Rice

The warm water and high primary productivity of tropical estuaries allows for rapid growth and production of bivalves, but sanitary quality of molluscan shellfish poses one of the single largest impediments to development of international markets. The regulations of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are outlined as representative of regulations governing international trade of fresh and frozen molluscan shellfish. The status of shellfisheries and molluscan aquaculture in several tropical and subtropical nations is presented. A number of developing nations, including Mexico, Peru and the Philippines, have established export markets for fresh scallop adductor meats because they are not …