In order that this expansion plan could materialize there are certain actions which the government must undertake.
8.1 Confirm oyster and mussel farming sites identified earlier by conducting spat resources survey and distribution in the areas proposed.
8.2 Allocate space for oyster and mussel farming with highest priority to local resident small-scale fishermen. Such allocation should be based on economic farm size for small-scale operations large enough for municipal fishermen but small and unattractive to corporations and wealthy individuals; charting of coastal waters for seafarming purposes would be essential and allocation for their uses to groups of fishermen, pre ferably, cooperatives or associations.
8.3 Organize marketing cooperatives to avoid competition in the market place and stabilize the price and supply. Quality standard of fresh and processed products must be set by government.
8.4 Provide strategic depuration facilities to be operated by marketing cooperatives of fishermen associations or provide clean sing services free of charge or at nominal cost to producers.
8.5 Organize training programmes on farming management techniques, cooperatives management and marketing or pro vide management services free of charge until the fishermen associations are capable enough to do so.
8.6 Research institutions must continue to undertake research to improve farming techniques, product quality standards, promote domestic consumption and develop export markets for oysters and mussels. More importantly, oyster and mussel seeds grounds must be identified so that seeds collection areas could be developed. Trans-plantation to growing areas could easily be made since these could be transported easily.
8.7 The government must establish or designate oyster and mussel grounds according to health standards and set the guide-lines by which to instruct oyster and mussel producers as well as distributors on product quality for consumption and export purposes. These actions would encourage consumers to buy oysters and mussels more often as they do with fish and meat for daily consumption. Thus, demand for the product will increase.
