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Title

Resource and risk assessment of mussel seed in the Irish Sea.

Objectives

Production of bottom cultured mussels in Ireland has expanded rapidly since 2000, landings reaching almost 30,000 tonnes valued at over €21,000,000 in 2003. Continued expansion is restricted by the availability of mussel seed, most of which is transferred from locations in the Irish Sea. This project aims to understand the biology and ecology of mussel seed beds in the Irish Sea in order to assess the abundance and sustainability of the existing mussel resource. The principle role of LYIT involves the provision of materials and training in the morphological identification of mussel larvae and spat.

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icon Duration

2003-2006

icon Partners/Collaborators

University College Cork (Project Leader)
University College Dublin
South East Shellfish Co-op.
Aqua-Fact International Services Ltd.
Queens’ University of Belfast
Seabed Surveys International Ltd.
University of Wales - Bangor
Galway Mayo Institute of Technology
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Strategic Marine Institute RTDI Project – ST/02/03


icon Contact for Further Details

John Slater – CAMBio Principal Investigator
Email: john.slater@lyit.ie

+ Publications/Presentations

2005 Slater, J.
Morphological identification of larval king scallops, Pecten maximus (L) from natural plankton samples.
Journal of Shellfish Research 24 (4), 937-950.

2003 Slater, J.
Forecasting the scallop spatfall using morphological identification of scallop larvae.
Presented at 14th Int. Pectinid Conference, Florida, USA. 23-29th April 2003.

1981 Slater, J.
Report on the 1980 research programme to assess the potential of Mulroy Bay for shellfish mariculture.
Beirtreach Teoranta Report.

1980 Slater, J.
Prediction of the time of peak settlement of the scallop, Pecten maximus by pectinid larval monitoring.
Presented at 2nd International Pectinid Conference, Isle of Man, U.K.

1979 Slater, J.
A description of the larvae of Pecten maximus produced in a hatchery.
Sea Fish Industry Authority Field Report No. 783.

1979 Slater, J.
An investigation into the occurrence and development of pectinid veligers at the Loch Ceann Traigh spat collection site.
Sea Fish Industry Authority Field Report No. 782.

1978 Slater, J.
A preliminary planktonic investigation of the occurrence of scallop veligers off the northern Ardnamurchan coast.
Sea Fish Industry Authority Field Report No. 682.
 
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