Growth and condition index of mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis in experimental integrated aquaculture
By M. Peharda, I. Župan, L. Bavcevic, Anamarija Frankić, T. Klanjšček. 2007
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Integrating mussel and ¢n¢sh aquaculture has been recognized as a way to increase pro¢ts and decrease environmental impacts of ¢n¢sh aquaculture, but not enough is known about the eiects of ¢n¢sh aquaculture on mussel growth. Here we present a pilot study aimed at determining how distance from ¢n¢sh aquaculture aiects mussel growth. To this end, we measured growth and condition index of mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis) at three diierent distances (0, 60 and 700 m) from ¢n¢sh aquaculture in the eastern Adriatic Sea. There was a statistically signi¢cant diierence in growth of tagged mussels with respect to site. Average measured lengths of mussels at sites 1, 2 and 3 after the 10 months of the experiment were 57.60, 62.73 and 58.66 mm. Mussels grew fastest from March to May, and slowest from July to September, regardless of their position. Condition index showed spatial and temporal variations with higher values during fall and winter ( � 23), and lower values during spring and summer ( � 20). Our results show that production cycle in areas traditionally considered suboptimal for aquaculture can be equivalent to the cycle in areas traditionally considered optimal for mussel aquaculture if mussel aquaculture is integrated with ¢n¢sh aquaculture.
Subfields: Aquatic Science, Ecology, Global and Planetary Change
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