Tag: Anadara granosa

Development of blood cockle culture in Thailand

Photo Credit: Worawut Koedprang (Thailand) Review: Worawut Koedprang and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website)       Blood cockle contributes by about 80,000 tons in Thai aquaculture and represents close to 13% of total coastal aquaculture in Thailand in 2013. The culture of a local species of cockle, Anadara nodifera, began in Thailand since …

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Culture of blood cockle (Anadara sp.) in Thailand

Credit: Worawut Koedprang (Thailand) Blood cockle contributes by around 27% (82,000 tons) of shell fish production and about 9% of total brackish water aquaculture production. For extensive culture, blood cockle seeds are collected from the wild, but since 1973, spats of Anadara granosa have been imported from Malaysia to overcome the shortage of natural supply …

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