Oysters In Fiji

OYSTERS, which were bedded on trays built in the Bay of Islands, Suva, before the war, as an experiment in oyster cultivation, are found to have spread in great numbers to the surround ing mangroves. Care and replacement of the trays were impossible during the war. The oysters are small, because of the muddiness of the water and the lack of adequate food, but it is likely that, when the Veterinary Division of the Department of Agriculture is fully staffed, the culture experiment will be resumed.

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