|
|
Article: Co-culture of the sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus and the edible mussel Mytilus edulis L. on the west coast of Scotland, United Kingdom.(Report)
- Article from:
- Journal of Shellfish Research
- Article date:
- August 1, 2009
- Author:
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2009 National Shellfisheries Association, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
ABSTRACT The sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus was grown on commercial mussel long-lines with the blue mussel, Mytilus edulis, at a farm in Loch Beag, on the west coast of Scotland, to investigate if enhanced sea urchin survivorship and performance (somatic and gonadal) resulted from sea urchin-mussel co-culture system. The sea urchins were red four diets including: two class sizes of M. edulis, (1) large mussels (31.16 [+ or -] 5.25 mm shell length), (2) small mussels (18.47 [+ or -] 4.86 mm shell length), (3) the kelp Laminaria spp. and (4) no additional feed. The experimental period lasted for 12 mo. No significant difference was observed in survivorship among ...
Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:
|
|
Article: Trap catch of green sea urchins Strongylocentrotus ...
Journal of Shellfish Research;
December 1, 2008 ;
700+ words
... ... 2]) of sea urchins, whereas in kelp beds the sea urchin catches did ... traps caught sea urchins with low gonad ... indices, and the sea urchin industry has ... ability to catch sea urchins per se. The decline of sea urchin populations ...
|
|