2022 Volume 62 Issue 2 Pages 45-56
Oyster (Crassostrea gigas, Magaki) aquaculture in Hiroshima prefecture accounts for 60% of the country’s total production. The prefectural government and related organizations have enhanced the capacity of official control over the process of ‘farm to table.’Food chain approach has successfully developed in bivalve production and processing. To secure food safety, the fisheries administration guides oyster farmers to take good practices, and monitors them. The health & hygiene division and health care centers are responsible for the safety assurance of bivalve. They work as a Competent Authority. The experiences on such a workable framework would give suggestions for the development of a food chain approach in marine aquaculture.
