Abalone are highly valued but slowgrowing molluscs that have attracted more attention as candidates for aquacultureas wild fisheries have progressively declined in many countries Oakes & Ponte, in Fleming & Hone 1997, pp. 187195.The principal countries producing cultured abalone are China,Taiwan and Japan. Several other countries including Australia, Chile, Iceland, Ireland, Mexico, New Zealand, South Africa, Thailand, and the United States are still developing significant abalone aquaculture industries.

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