The project concerns field testing of rope growing methods for aquaculture of the great scallop in the UK. The project will test variables affecting productivity of rope growing techniques in order to (i) prove that it is a viable mode of production for large scale commercial application; (ii) demonstrate the advantages of rope growing over current scallop aquaculture practices; and (iii) to optimise methodolgy for the implementation of the technique. The output of the project is intended to be data and know- how which will form the basis of a model to generate funding for commercial exploitation of such methods.