Abstract
A pregrowing trial was carried out using nursery-stage cupped oyster (Crassostrea gigas) in order to evaluate weight, length, mortality, and final costs of spat grown in long-line aquaculture at different sampling times (t1–t5) over 81 days. Spat were reared at two stocking densities in polyvinyl chloride cylinders (10 cm diameter, 24 cm length) placed within lanterns composed of five levels (60 cm diameter, 11 cm height). Each lantern level hosted two cylinders. Lanterns were hung 6 m below the surface of the water in the Middle Adriatic Sea. A total of 53,100 spat (weight 0.033 g, length 5 mm) were divided into seven cylinders at either high density (H; 5055 oysters/cylinder, 167.3 g/cylinder) or low density (L; 2530 oysters/cylinder, 83.7 g/cylinder). On the basis of the ANOVA analysis, spat were significantly heavier (0.352 vs. 0.227 g; P < 0.001) and longer (12.22 vs. 10.47 mm; P < 0.001) in the L group compared to the H group. Considering the time factor, oysters were significantly heavier (0.941 g; P < 0.001) and longer (21.30 mm; P < 0.001) at t5 than at any previous sampling time (t1–t4). A higher rate of mortality was initially observed in the L group (6.7% at t1); however, mortality in the H group was higher at later sampling dates, reaching the highest level at t4 (32.4%). Spat grew better at the low stocking density, demonstrating that a higher stocking density is not suitable.
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Abbreviations
- OsHV-1:
-
ostreid herpesvirus 1
- PVC:
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polyvinyl chloride
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This research was supported by the FAR UNICAM 2014-2015, Project “Improvement of quality traits of oysters (Crassostrea gigas, Ostrea edulis), reared in long-line plants and stored in closed circuit system (OYSTAR)”. The authors are grateful to the BIVI bivalve farm for the precious technical assistance provided during the trial.
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Roncarati, A., Felici, A., Magi, G.E. et al. Growth and survival of cupped oysters (Crassostrea gigas) during nursery and pregrowing stages in open sea facilities using different stocking densities. Aquacult Int 25, 1777–1785 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10499-017-0152-z
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