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This suggests that the timing in whichĬollectors are deployed in the water column must be considered.Ĭollectors that are deployed too long before the expected larval Strawberries, Tubularia sp., and most importantly, the blue mussel Mytilus edulis (Hidu et al. Important fouling animals areīarnacles Balanus sp., sea squirts Molgula sp. These factors include geographic location,ĭepth of the collectors in the water column and fouling (Methe & The success of settlement and recruitment in the case of spat collection However, several factors are known to influence Collectors should be affordable, easy-to-handle, efficient andĪdapted to the local area to ensure a competitive spat collection 1985), and lime-coating materials (Korringaġ976, Lanteigne et al. 1998), onion bags (Urban 2000), bivalve shells (MartinĮt al. Various collector types are used to collect bivalve larvae: plasticīottles (Buitrago & Alvarado 2005), plastic sheeting or shademesh The suitability of the substrate, which depends on various physical,īiological, and chemical factors that occur in the habitat (Abbe 1986, The success of larval settlement and recruitment are strongly related to 2000), physiological quality of the larvae (Gallager et al.ġ986, Millican & Helm 1994, Miron et al. These processes include larval behavior (Wehrtmann 1990, Many processesĪre involved in the success of settlement and recruitment on artificial Underwood & Fairweather 1989, Richards et al. Recruitment of bivalves (Rice 1935, Crisp 1961, Sissenwine 1984, Variations observed in larval settlement may affect the annual Spat production essentiallyĭepends on the success of settlement and survival of the newly settled Requires the production of an abundant and reliable source of spat to The success of a bivalve introduction for aquaculture purposes Of commercially important native bivalve species (Medcof 1961, Welchġ964, Grizel & Heral 1991) or to contribute to the aquacultureĭevelopment in various countries (Ruesink et al. Intentionally to fill local economic losses associated with the decline However, other species (e.g., Pacific oyster:Ĭrassostrea gigas European oyster Ostrea edulis) were introduced Zebra mussel: Dreissena polymorpha Asian clam: Corbicula fluminea) areĬausing significant fouling problems and threatening indigenous species In North America during the past decades. Several nonnative species of bivalve molluscs have been introduced

KEY WORDS: European oyster, Ostrea edulis, larvae, spat collection,

Several factors such as the geographical location and food availability. (18C) compare with other populations around the world In Eastern Canada is apparently occurring at a higher temperature Salinity, in 2006, varied from 18 to 30Ĭompared with 25 to 30 in 2005. To nonfavorable environmental conditions observed during that summer. The lower spat collection in 2006 might be related Spat numbers were higher inĢ005 = (22,791 spat ) than in 2006 (124 spat The major peaks of free-swimming larvae were observed at theīeginning of August (43,276 larvae ) in 2005 and at the end of Mid-July to the end of August in 2005 and from mid-July to the beginning The water after a mean streaming duration of 35 days. Larvae were observed, Chinese hat collectors were suspended in the waterĬolumn every three days at two sites. Gonad observations and plankton tows were carried out in 20 toĮstimate the time of settlement. The aim of this study is to determine the best time toĬollect the European oyster larvae to maximize their collection. Population led various aquaculture stakeholders to consider this speciesĬommercially. Retrieved from (European+oyster%2c.-a0179387576ĪBSTRACT A European oyster population (Ostrea edulis) was recentlyĭiscovered off the Eastern coast of Canada.

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