Biological Characteristics the Oyster Crassostrea lugubris in Central Coastal Vietnam

摘要

The oyster Crassostrea lugubris (Fig. 1) is a major source of food, industry and tourism for the coastal area of central Vietnam. In this area, oysters are harvested from Lang Co Bay, Thua Thien Hue Province (5001/ yr), An Hoa Lagoon, Quang Nam Province (500t/yr),ThiNai Lagoon, Binh Dinh Province (12-15 t/yr) and O Loan Lagoon, Phu Yen Province (12-15 t/yr), Nha Phu Lagoon, Khanh Hoa Province (25-30 t/yr) and Nai Lagoon, Ninh Thuan Province (30-40 t/yr). These oysters are also found in Thailand, Philippines and Hong Kong (Angell 1986, Lam et al, 2004).