Seasalter Shellfish (Whitstable) - News
Ancient traditions, modern ideals
The traditions of the Seasalter Company in South-east England
go back more than 100 years. Today however the company operates
hatchery and nursery systems at Reculver, Kent, eight miles
East of Whitstable. This is a good defence against natural
or man-made disasters. Our production now covers oyster and
clam seed. (Crassostrea gigas, Ostrea edulis, Mercenaria mercenaria,
Tapes decussata, Tapes semidecussata). and other species of
bivalve mollusc to order. Read
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Economies both in budget and scale
As more countries strive to enter into aquaculture on a shoestring
budget, John's "Small is beautiful" approach to
algal production is a refreshing challenge to the megalithic
tank systems still generally favoured in the USA. The difference
being that running and capital costs are considerably less.
Algal quality is consistently high with cell densities of
4000 cells/l. Read
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Northern Lights & Southern Storms.
In higher latitudes of Norway and Newfoundland two disused
cod processing factories were turned around to mollusc hatchery
production after the collapse of the cod fishery in those
regions. Another successful installation was in South Carolina
where the hurricane factor has to be built into every structure.
Installations must either be built to last or easily replaceable
and the latter, on such a vulnerable coastline was the best
option. In the event of a severe storm the whole outdoor algae
system could be rebuilt economically in just a few weeks.
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SeaCAPS Ltd takes wing
The latest developments in low cost, low impact phytoplankton
production systems.
SeaCAPS are world renowned for their innovative approach
to economical Continuous Algal Production Systems. Technological
advances developed over the past three decades with these
systems along with customised hatchery designs have been installed
at both fish and shellfish farms in 16 countries. Their training
programmes, consultancy and after-sales back up service is
most unique because it is supported by an exclusive hands-on
operation. Read
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