Mariculture in California is currently under development
by several private concerns, universities, and by the
California Department of Fish and Game. At present, most
of these efforts classify as research and development with
a few in the pilot production phase.
The Department of Fish and Game is presently conducting
research in the culture of mortality resistant strains of
Pacific oyster, Crassostrea virginica, the red abalone,
Haliotis rufescens, and the spot prawn, Pandalus platyceros. (18pp.
