Rack culture are used in the Matsushima Bay. The racks are made up of bamboo poles. （Photograph by Miyagi Prefecture Fisheries Research and Development Center) 
In Miyagi, one million and a quarter collectors are hung from July to August. Collector is a string of scallop shells threaded on a wire. (Photograph by Ishinomaki-bay Fisheries Cooperation) 
Cultivators are suspending spat collectors in the water. (Photograph by Ishinomaki-bay Fisheries Cooperation) 
Hardening rack in shallow tidal areas. (Photograph by Ishinomaki-bay Fisheries Cooperation) 
Oysters hung from long-line. (Photograph by Miyagi Prefecture Fisheries Research and Development Center) 
Harvesting of oysters cultured by the long-line method in the Ishinomaki Bay. Miyagi’s Oyster production was 55,200 ton (including shell) in 2005. （Photograph by Ishinomaki-bay Fisheries Cooperation) 
Oysters are purified in the sterilized seawater before shucking. (Photograph by Ishinomaki-bay Fisheries Cooperation)
Photos:Miyagi Prefecture Fisheries Research and Development, Ishinomaki-Bay Fisheries Cooperation