English name:Balon, Ormer, Sea ear
Japanese name:トコブシ
Latin name:Haliotis diversicolor
Catching methods:Aquaculture
Main Production Areas:Taiwan
Major markets:Japan, Honkong
Popular Product Forms:Fresh(live)
2000production quantity:M.T.2500
2001production quantity:M.T.2497
Exports of fishery productions(kiloton) 2000/2109
Imports of fishery productions(kiloton) 2000/
Exports of fishery productions(kiloton) 2001/1865
Imports of fishery productions(kiloton) 2001/
Introduction:Taiwan produce over 3,000 metric tons of small abalone Haliotis japonicus by very intensive and industrialized tank culture system. Artificial feed is widely used in growing baby abalone, and also partly used in growing the larger ones.