MARINE FISH AND SHRIMP CAGE CULTURE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

摘要

French Polynesian islands are located at the Eastern part of South Pacific Ocean and possess a large potential for fish and shrimp culture. Up to now, the development was focused on "land culture" in ponds. However, during the last ten years, techniques evolved towards cage culture.Tropical fish such as round batfish (Platax orbicularis) was found suitable as a candidate species for cage culture. Cages with PVC nets (Sansuy~R) tested in lagoon conditions proved to limit fouling. And their flexibility in terms of dimensions, shape and cost may induce local producers to invest in such culture practices.