Effect of water velocity on growth and retention of cultured Greenshell™ mussel spat, Perna canaliculus (Gmelin, 1791)

Aquaculture International

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 957-971

  Hayden, Barbara J ^a   Woods, Chris M C ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Culture; Growth; Mussel; Perna canaliculus; Retention; Spat; Water velocity

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE METHOD; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLOW VELOCITY; GROWTH RATE; GROWTH RESPONSE; LABORATORY METHOD; MUSSEL CULTURE; WATER FLOW;

PERNA; PERNA CANALICULUS;

EID: 80052446442     PISSN: 09676120     EISSN: 1573143X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10499-010-9413-9     Document Type: Article

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