Cultico de Crassostrea gigas (Bivalvia: Ostreidae) en una red remirígida / Culture of the Crassostrea gigas (Bivalvia: Ostreidae) in a semi-rigid red

ABSTRACT

A culture system, consisting of a semi-rigid net, with an ABS frame filled with styrofoam was used for the culture of the Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas, from 3.0 mm length seed. The culture system was tested in three locations, two inside San Quint­n Bay and one in San Mart­n Island. The mean monthly growth was 8.69 mm and 8.96 mm in the Bay and 7.33 mm in San Mart­n Island. These growth rates show that this species can attain commercial sizes in 6 months, using the culture system tested