Mussel Aquaculture in Marine and Estuarine Environments Throughout the World
1991
Lutz, Richard A. | Chalermwat, Kashane | Figueras Huerta, Antonio | Gustafson, Richard G. | Newell, Carter
41 pages, 34 figures, 2 tables
Show more [+] Less [-]Mussels, represented by a variety of species within the bivalve mollusk family Mytilidae, are cultured in both marine and estuarine environments in numerous countries throughout the world. Ali current techniques rely on either the gathering or the natural settlement of seed mussels on various substrates. While technologies exist for the production of mussel larval and juvenile stages under controlled culture conditions, commercial hatcheries are not envisioned as contributing significantly to the total world production of mussels in the foreseeable future. While an exhaustive survey of mussel cultivation practices utilized in each of the countries involved is beyond the scope of the present chapter, we will attempt to provide a general overview of mussel culture and harvest throughout the world and to summarize in sorne detail the production status and techniques employed for the cultivation of these organisms in a number of selected areas that illustrate the range of aquacultural methods utilized throughout the oceans and estuaries of the world. Prior to such a discussion, we will present a "generalized.mussel life cycle" in order that the reader might gain an appreciation of the reasons behind the development of certain cultivation practices
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