Volume 55
Experimental Culture of Hooked Mussel Ischadium recurvum (Rafinesque, 1820) in a Suspended System in the Laguna de Términos, Campeche, México
Authors
Amador del Angel, L.E.; Cabrera Rodríguez, P.; Guevara Carrió, E.; Moreno Peralta, E.; Viveros-Trinidad, J.; Alonso de la Cruz, A. Download PDF Open PDF in BrowserOther Information
Date: 2004
Pages: 1009
Event: Proceedings of the Fifty Fifth Annual Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute
City: Xel Ha
Country: Mexico
Abstract
The initial growth of hooked mussel Ischadium recurvum was evaluated in the Terminos lagoon, Campeche, Mexico, starting from spats of 18.7±4,4 mm. The spats were placed in Nestier boxes suspended in a system located about to 200 m of the coast. Biweekly registry the total height of the shell to all the individuals, as well as the following physical chemical parameters: temperature, salinity, pH and dissolved oxygen. The growth pattern of thes hell maintains a rate of growth continuous (5.73 mm/month), reaching a total height of shell 32.8±4.7 mm and an accumulated mortality of 20 %, after 70 days of culture. The results show an adaptation of spats of I. recurvum to the suspended culture, thus we considered that it is possible to develophis culture until commercial size (50 mm) in six months in the Terminos lagoon.