Scallop settlements were examined over a 16 month period using collectors placed in the sea at 28 day intervals near Torre la Sal Beach, Castellón, Eastern Spain in the western Mediterranean. Collectors were set over depths of 20 m and five species, Flexopecten flexuosus, Chlamys varia, Aequipecten opercularis, Pecten jacobaeus and Palliolum incomparabile, were collected. The most frequent species, F. flexuosus, had peak settlements in August 1992 and in July 1993. C. varia had peaks in April and July 1992 and in June 1993. Both of these species settled throughout the year, except in winter. A. opercularis settled predominantly from February to June and in October, but with a few settlements during the rest of the year. Pecten jacobaeus had a small peak in February and another peak from April to July. P. incomparabile spat were rare. Settlements were studied in relation to chlorophyll a, suspended particulate and sea temperature data in the area of study.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Similar content being viewed by others
References
Castagnolo, L. (1991) La pesca e la riproduzione di Pecten jacobaeus L. e di Aequipecten opercularis (L.) nell'alto Adriatico. Bolletino Malacologico 27, 39–48.
Margus, D. (1991) Settlement of Pectinid larvae in the Krka River estuary of Yugoslavia. In: Scallop Biology and Culture (eds S.E. Shumway and P.E. Sandifer) World Aquaculture Society: Baton Rouge, pp. 37–42.
Mason, J. (1983) Scallop and Queen Fisheries in the British Isles. Fishing News Books Limited: Farnham, Surrey, 144 pp.
Mattei, N. and Pellizzato, M. (1993) Sperimentazione di collectori artificiali per la racolta di pettini, allo stadio bentonico-sessile (spat), in Alto Adriatico. Biologia Marina, supplement Notiziario S.I.B.M. 1, 239–244.
Mestre, S., Peña, J.B., Farías, A. and Uriarte, I. (1990) Epoca natural de freza y ciclo gametogénico de Pecten jacobaeus (L.). Iberus 9, 161–167.
Minchin, D. (1992) Biological observations on young scallops, Pecten maximus. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 72, 807–819.
Parsons, T.R., Maita, Y. and Lalli, C.M. (1984) A Manual of Chemical and Biological Methods for Seawater Analysis. Pergamon Press: Oxford. 173 pp.
Peña, J.B. and Canales, J. (1993) Captación de semilla de Pectínidos en colectores filamentosos fondeados en la costa de Castellón. Actas IV Congreso Nacional Acuicultura, pp. 365–370.
Peña, J.B., Canales, J. Rodriguez-Babio, C. and Mestre, S. (1994) Captación de moluscos y otros organismos mediante colectores filamentosos en la costa de Castellón durante 1991. Cuadernos Investigación Biológica 18, 211–223.
Peña, J.B., Mestre, S. and Farías, A. (1995) Pectinid settlement on artificial collectors in Castellon, East Spain, in 1990. IFREMER, Actes de Colloques, 17, 111–114.
Roman, G. and Cano, J. (1987) Pectinid settlement on collectors in Malaga, S.E. Spain, in 1985. VI International Pectinid Workshop, Menai Bridge, Wales, pp. 31 (mimeo).
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Peña, J.B., Canales, J., Adsuara, J.M. et al. Study of seasonal settlements of five scallop species in the western Mediterranean. Aquacult Int 4, 253–261 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00117386
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00117386