Guidelines for Shellfish Farming in Alaska

摘要

This manual has practical guidelines, strategies, and warnings about starting ashellfish farming business in Alaska and other cold water regions. It describes what kinds of people make the best shellfish farmers, why some farms fail, how to get accurate information on shellfish farming, how to start a business, financing, choosing a culture site, and techniques. The book will help you decide if shellfish farming is for you, and can help entrepreneurs succeed in the shellfish farming business. Paust and RaLonde, on the fisheries faculty at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, have worked closely with Alaska shellfish farmers for the past two decades.