<;P>;PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for cultivating shellfish in which a suspending strand can be formed efficiently in the method for cultivating the shellfish by a suspending method. <;P>;SOLUTION: The method for cultivating the shellfish by the suspending method includes fixing spats on the suspending strand by an adhesive comprising a slurry of a water-hardenable composition containing a mixture of cement and calcium aluminate as a main component, and 10-50 mass% carbonate of an alkaline earth metal. <;P>;COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT