Fishery aging - Gyojorouka

Japanese: 漁場老化 - ぎょじょうろうか
Fishery aging - Gyojorouka

...In shallow-water oyster and pearl oyster farms, repeated use of a certain location leads to gradual decline in growth and meat content, and a decline in the quality of the pearls. This phenomenon has long been known as fishing ground aging, and is mainly caused by the accumulation of shellfish droppings on the seabed. Measures have been taken to address this, such as moving the farms to new locations and using them alternately. Oyster and pearl oyster farming does not require feeding, with food being supplied from natural production systems, but in yellowtail farming on the sea surface and carp farming on lake surfaces, the fish are fed small caught fish or compound feed. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to "fishery aging" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…浅海のカキ養殖場やアコヤガイ(真珠)養殖場では,ある場所を繰り返し利用しているとしだいに成長や身入りが悪くなったり,真珠の品質が低下する。このような現象は漁場老化として古くから知られていたが,その原因は主として海底に貝類のふんが堆積するためで,養殖場を新しい場所に移したり,交互に利用するなどの対策がとられてきた。カキ養殖やアコヤガイ養殖は無給餌で,餌は天然の生産系から供給されるが,海面のブリ養殖や湖面のコイ養殖などでは,漁獲された雑魚や配合飼料が餌として与えられている。…

※「漁場老化」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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