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===Aquaculture=== | ===Aquaculture=== | ||
{{wpl|Aquaculture}} is a new aspect for the economy of Sudmoll. The commercialization of the pearl and nacre industry was first attempted in the 1990s and met with | {{wpl|Aquaculture}} is a new aspect for the economy of Sudmoll. The commercialization of the pearl and nacre industry was first attempted in the 1990s and met with stiff resistance by the cottage industry that existed around it. The final push was in [[2014]] when conservation groups succeeded in getting the local legislature to put a 10-year moratorium on "wild" {{wpl|fishing}}, {{wpl|pearl-diving}}, and other forms of {{wpl|Gathering seafood by hand|gathering seafood by hand}}. | ||
This was considered an [[Occidental world|Occidentalization]] of the cottage industries, concentrating power in hands of a few people who were friendly to the Governor-Epistates at the time. Two court cases have been brought against the law banning "wild" marine capture. In both cases the locals lost to overwhelming evidence that the new approach was much better for the environment and since the supply of aquaculture products was most consistent and forecastable much better for exporting concerns. | |||
In the 2020s aquaculture exploded as the pristine {{wpl|marine coastal ecosystem}} attracted millions of dollars of investment from the [[Burgoignesc Metropole]] and the [[Levantine Union]]. The aquaculture sector employs about 250-300 people directly and brings in about $55-65 million a year not including ongoing investments. | |||
====Mariculture==== | ====Mariculture==== | ||
[[File:Seaweed farming -Nusa Lembongan, Bali-16Aug2009 edit.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Raimana et Fils Inc. seaweed farm]] | |||
{{wpl|Mariculture}} as a commercial effort is a growing business sector in Sudmoll. There are now two artificial reefs or sea ranches farming {{wpl|Abalone|Paua}} farms that produce Paua flesh, pearls and nacre (mother of pearl). Other mollusks are farmed here and sold as a local food source. | {{wpl|Mariculture}} as a commercial effort is a growing business sector in Sudmoll. There are now two artificial reefs or sea ranches farming {{wpl|Abalone|Paua}} farms that produce Paua flesh, pearls and nacre (mother of pearl). Other mollusks are farmed here and sold as a local food source. | ||
There is a fish oil extraction and fishmeal production ship that processes all of the | There is a fish oil extraction and fishmeal production ship that processes all of the leftovers or unsellable fish and exports fish oil and fish meal. It circles the fish farms and collects it's load for an "offloading fee". | ||
There is also a seaweed forest and an oyster farm. | There is also a seaweed forest and an oyster farm both owned by Raimana et Fils Inc. | ||
The sector generates around $18 million a year and employs about 50 people directly. | The sector generates around $18 million a year and employs about 50 people directly. | ||
====Pisciculture==== | ====Pisciculture==== | ||
{{wpl|Pisciculture}} in Sudmoll is focused mostly on the raising of {{wpl|Milkfish|Awa}}, {{wpl|Flatfish}}, {{wpl|Australasian snapper|tamure}}. {{wpl|offshore aquaculture|Open-ocean cage culture}} is the only allowable form of | {{wpl|Pisciculture}} in Sudmoll is focused mostly on the raising of {{wpl|Milkfish|Awa}}, {{wpl|Flatfish}}, {{wpl|Australasian snapper|tamure}}. {{wpl|offshore aquaculture|Open-ocean cage culture}} is the only allowable form of pisciculture in Sudmoll and theey produce about 3-400 tonnes of fish each year. | ||
There are also two smaller fish farms that specialize in reef fish for aquariums and cleaner fish production. | There are also two smaller fish farms that specialize in reef fish for aquariums and cleaner fish production. | ||