To counter this menace, the farmers must periodically lift the oyster dredges out of the water and shake them violently or spray them with water so that the snails fall out.
「彈震拌落法」是利用蚵螺逃生的本能，震動蚵串，使蚵螺脫離牡蠣。噴水洗法是利用水壓噴蚵串，使蚵螺脫離牡蠣，然後把鋪在蚵棚下塑膠布收集的蚵螺掩埋。至於河水汙染的應對之策，除了把養殖場向較深的海域擴充外，還得靠有關當局的管制和防範。