Aspects of oyster culture in Strangford Lough,Northern Ireland |
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| Authors: | RP Briggs |
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| Institution: | Fisheries Research Laboratory, Castleroe Road, Coleraine Northern Ireland |
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| Abstract: | The hypothesis that mixed culture of C. gigas and O. edulis accelerates growth in the latter is disproved. A comparative assessment of scallop culturing lanterns, imported from Japan, and traditional wood and plastic oyster trays demonstrated the superiority of lantern grown oysters. Oysters grown by this method had higher dry meat condition indices and higher levels of glycogen, protein and fat than those grown by other methods. The results obtained are attributed to a better flow of water through lanterns compared with the other tray types investigated. A cost analysis of the three culture methods demonstrated the economic feasibility of scallop lanterns for oyster cultivation. |
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