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Marine Products Industry Enters a New Phase With Focus on Marine Farming
The combined total of Ehime's marine fisheries and marine farming
production, amounted to 182,020 tons in 1993, making it one of Japan's
largest marine products producers. The marine products industry in Ehime
centers around small fishing trollers and nori (laver) farming in the
Hiuchi-nada and Iyo-nada Open Seas; and around fishing and marine farming
in the Uwa Sea. This marine farming includes the raising of yellowtails and
pearl oysters, of which Ehime is the nation's leading producer. The deep,
intricate bays provide an ideal environment for marine farming. Besides
producing large quantities of yellowtail and pearl oyster, flounder, kampachi
(amberjacks), globefish and hardtail are now also being cultivated by marine
farming in this area. The Fisheries Experiment Station was founded to help
promote the fishery industry, by encouraging research of cultivation
technology, fish breeding programs and the use of biotechnology.
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