A Roman Fisherman by the name of Sergius Orata, built sheltered fishponds, that provided posts for larval oysters to attached to and grow. Continue reading
Category: Auquaculture
A Fish Breeding Technique Developed by the Germans
In 1933 a german by the name of Jacobi, a Naturalist, collected live trout and kept them in artificial ponds. Continue reading
Cultured Pearls, an Invention of Kokichi Mikimoto
In 1988, Kokichi Mikimoto, a Japanese business man implanted semiglobular mother-of-pearl beads in to Pearl Oysters. Continue reading
Seaweed Cultivation Circa 1700s
Seaweed Cultivation was developed in Japan at Edo Bay (now Tokyo) around the 1700's. Continue reading