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Analysis of culture production and growth rate patterns of mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis Lmk.) cultured in the open ocean of the SE Bay of Biscay for the commercial product development

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Mytilus galloprovincialis Lmk. mussels were cultured at two culture depths in a submerged longline system, located in the SE Bay of Biscay, from June 2013 to August 2014. The Von Bertalanffy Seasonal Growth Function (VBSGF) of the original seeded batch, without newly settled seed, at each culture depth was assessed. Mussels maintained their reached size during the slow growing months and size increased thereafter. In addition, to test both culture depth scenarios for resource management, the production of commercial pieces (“small” and “large” mussels) in quantity (mussel classification) was assessed. VBSGF output proved that commercial mussels may well be harvested throughout the year in the studied site. The culture period required to produce mussels of a commercial size was 1 to 1.5 years, depending on seeding date.

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Abbreviations

AFDMW:

Ash-free dry meat weight

AFDW:

Ash-free dry weight

AFSDW:

Ash-free shell dry weight

CI:

Condition index

EB:

Eliminated biomass

G:

Instantaneous growth rate

P:B:

Biological production to mean biomass

SD:

Standard deviation

SE:

South eastern

SI:

Separation Index

SL:

Starting Length

SS:

Starting Sample

SW:

South western

Ts:

Summer point

VBGF:

von Bertalanffy growth function

VBSGF:

von Bertalanffy seasonal growth function

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Acknowledgments

We wish to thank Inma Martín, Joxemari Emezabal, and AZTI staff for their capable assistance during the laboratory and field works. Alaine Salterain (Valco Melton), Emma Ruizdelgado, and Aileen Logan critically reviewed the manuscript and offered suggestions. This paper is contribution number 841 from AZTI-Tecnalia (Marine Research Division).

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This work was partially supported by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Aquaculture and by a PhD grant from the Education, Universities, and Research Department of the Basque Government (BFI-2010-218 AE).

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    K. Azpeitia & D. Mendiola

  2. Departamento de Biología Animal y Genética, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad del País Vasco, Apartado 644, 48080, Bilbao, Spain

    M. B. Urrutia

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Azpeitia, K., Urrutia, M.B. & Mendiola, D. Analysis of culture production and growth rate patterns of mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis Lmk.) cultured in the open ocean of the SE Bay of Biscay for the commercial product development. Aquacult Int 26, 1211–1228 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10499-018-0275-x

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