Size composition, occurrence, distribution and abundance of scallops in the Visayan sea [Philippines]
1978
Llana, M.E.G. (Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Quezon City (Philippines))
The results showed that the sizes of 1,114 scallop individuals vary from 21 to 91 mm with an average of about 66 mm shell height; the majority of the scallops, of the size group 61-70 mm are taken from fishing track 12; scallops are found in the Visayan sea throughout the year, but their abundance is seasonal with a peak in June through August; and scallops in the study are distributed along the coastal waters of eastern Panay and northeastern Negros on soft (sandy-muddy to muddy) substratum in depths up to approximately 40 m
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