Whereas most of the sandalwood had been cut by gangs of foreigners, the bêche-de-mer harvest involved large numbers of Fijians in gathering, cleaning, and drying and in the provision of food and firewood.
The 2013 harvest involved 206,000 hectares under production – the most since 2007, when the U.N. reported a then-record 193,000 hectares.
The 2013 harvest involved about 510,000 acres under production, the most since 2007, when the U.N. reported a then-record 478,000 acres.
The other significant complication specific to the iliac graft harvest involved a 43 year old female who sustained a bowel perforation from a small spiculated fragment of ilium.
Harvesting involves transfer of live fish to Loch Creran, which is probably how this harvest-processing station became infected.
On August 30, the culture was harvested, involving the removal of 240 gallons of culture and the addition of an equal volume of clarified water (recycled from the previous harvest) and nutrients.
Harvesting involved clipping caged ramet stems from individual plants, subjected to either no herbivory or herbivory, at ground level and placing them in separate paper bags.
The grass harvest usually involves drying in the field and clearing with conventional farm machinery.
That is why new technologies must be used to achieve proper irrigation management which is the main determinant of the quality and quantity of harvests and involves determining crop water needs.
