Development of longline mussel farming and the influence of sleeve spacing in Prince Edward Island, Canada

Aquaculture

Volumn 281, Issue 1-4, 2008, Pages 56-62

  Comeau, L A ^a   Drapeau, A ^b   Landry, T ^a   Davidson, J ^b  

^a GULF FISHERIES CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carrying capacity; Farming; Husbandry; Longline; Mussel; Mytilus edulis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; BIOMASS; CARRYING CAPACITY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; MUSSEL CULTURE; SESTON; SPACING;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND [CANADA]; TRACADIE BAY;

MYTILUS EDULIS;

EID: 48349090965     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2008.05.031     Document Type: Article

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