耳みみ釣つり

noun

ear-hanging (scallop spat collection method)

A specialized aquaculture technique where young scallop shells are pierced through the resilium (the hinge ligament) and strung on lines for suspended cultivation. The term is technical and primarily used in the scallop farming industry.

• ホタテガイの養よう殖しょくでは、耳みみ釣つりという方ほう法ほうで稚ち貝がいをロープに通とおす。

  In scallop farming, a method called ear-hanging is used to thread spat onto ropes.