Aquaculture scientists in Australia have developed an oyster tray from a polymer that can prevent the growth of organisms that interfere with the shellfish’s food supply.
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The rearing tray – designed by a team from Australia’s leading scientific establishment, the CSIRO, and the Co-Operative Research Centre for Aquaculture – breeds higher-grade, meatier oysters, because the young, growing oyster is not obstructed from the free flow of nutrient-rich seawater it feeds on.
The polymer contains slow-release, harmless biodegradable anti-fouling chemicals within its molecular structure, which are slowly released over time. The anti-fouling chemicals are environmentally safe organic compounds that degrade in seawater in hours.
