La culture suspendue de Chlamys varia , de la nourricerie a la taille commerciale, en Galice (Espagne)

Chlamys varia has a great potential of culture in Galicia, and it is likely to be among the pectinids, both a complement and an alternative to raft mussel culture which is dominant in the region. The present work attempts to analyse the growth of nursery spat of 6.46 plus or minus 0.75 mm reared in a raft during fifteen months in different depth and densities. The final average height is between 36.49 plus or minus 0.56 mm in the group of high density in the bottom and 40.75 plus or minus 0.55 mm in those of low density at the surface. Different culture densities have shown significant differences in growth (p < 0.001). However, different depths have not shown such differences. At the end of this period mortality is lower than 2% in all groups.