Following the success of this endeavor Zapco Aquaculture realized the potential for the quick release float bag to work in other locations such as those hit by severe weather conditions like the east coast of USA and in many other locations around the world the quick-release float bag allows mesh bags to submerge and sit on the bottom of the sea bed until the storm has past or during the winter periods when normal farming processes and not possible. We suggest you call to reserve spat orders no later than the Thursday prior to a Saturday event. Many Oyster Gardeners purchase spat several times a year in order to keep a good rotation of various size oysters on hand for harvesting. Zapco Aquaculture Aquaculture first developed the quick-release float bag for the farmers of Prince Edward Island in Canada so that they could sink mesh bags under the ice during the winter season. We will have a regular supply of spat again starting in the Apr/May timeframe depending on water temperatures. Hughes, and their crew devised an experiment to measure how well oyster spat (juvenile oysters newly settled on the reef) fare at test sites. This drying process can reduce over catch by 95% resulting in faster growth rates and superior appearance of oysters. The Zapco Aquaculture floating mesh bag system is designed to enable easy flipping and stacking of the lightweight plastic bags so that they can dry for 24 to 36 hours in the water. Those produced traditionally on old shells and tires were an average of 7.6 and 7.2 centimeters shell length. Removing over-catch is immensely cost and labor intensive. Larger and meatier After six months, the oysters grown in pouches and trays grew the most, to an average of 8.9 and 8.3 centimeters shell length, respectively.

Oyster spat measuring growth guide