<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">

This study was carried out to determine the spat efficiency of the smooth scallop <italic>Flexopecten glaber</italic> (Linnaeus) in surface and bottom water at the Ozbek coast (Türkiye) of the Aegean Sea from September 2017 to August 2018. The environmental parameters (temperature, salinity, chlorophyll-<italic>a</italic>, and total particulate matter) were also monitored at two depths. The average water temperature at the surface and bottom were 19.79 ± 5.62°C and 19.73 ± 5.24°C, respectively. The lowest chlorophyll-<italic>a</italic> values were recorded in February (1.12 g l−1) and June (1.23 μg l−1) at the surface and bottom, respectively. The highest chlorophyll-<italic>a</italic> value was recorded in August at both depths. Throughout the study, the number of <italic>F. glaber</italic> on the collectors was 270.33 ± 43.54 spat m−2 and 145.66 ± 18.03 spat m−2 were detected on the bottom collectors. A statistically significant difference was found between the growth of the spat attached to the surface and bottom collectors (<italic>p</italic> &lt; 0.05).
</abstract>

This study was carried out to determine the spat efficiency of the smooth scallop Flexopecten glaber (Linnaeus) in surface and bottom water at the Ozbek coast (Türkiye) of the Aegean Sea from September 2017 to August 2018. The environmental parameters (temperature, salinity, chlorophyll-a, and total particulate matter) were also monitored at two depths. The average water temperature at the surface and bottom were 19.79 ± 5.62°C and 19.73 ± 5.24°C, respectively. The lowest chlorophyll-a values were recorded in February (1.12 g l−1) and June (1.23 μg l−1) at the surface and bottom, respectively. The highest chlorophyll-a value was recorded in August at both depths. Throughout the study, the number of F. glaber on the collectors was 270.33 ± 43.54 spat m−2 and 145.66 ± 18.03 spat m−2 were detected on the bottom collectors. A statistically significant difference was found between the growth of the spat attached to the surface and bottom collectors (p < 0.05).

Spat efficiency of the smooth scallop <italic>Flexopecten glaber</italic> in the Aegean Sea, Türkiye

Aquaculture Department of Fisheries Faculty

Oceanological and Hydrobiological Studies

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Spat efficiency of the smooth scallop  in the Aegean Sea, Türkiye

This study was carried out to determine the spat efficiency of the smooth scallop Flexopecten glaber (Linnaeus) in surface and bottom water at the Ozbek coast...

Spat efficiency of the smooth scallop Flexopecten glaber in the Aegean Sea, Türkiye

Article Category: Original research paper

Published Online: Nov 07, 2022

Page range: 298 - 307

Received: May 24, 2022

Accepted: Aug 04, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.26881/oahs-2022.3.05

Keywords
smooth scallop, spat collector, bivalve, depth, spat attachment, growth, Aegean Sea

© 2022 Selcuk Yigitkurt et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Spat efficiency of the smooth scallop Flexopecten glaber in the Aegean Sea, Türkiye

Article Category: Original research paper

Published Online: Nov 07, 2022

Page range: 298 - 307

Received: May 24, 2022

Accepted: Aug 04, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.26881/oahs-2022.3.05

Keywordssmooth scallop, spat collector, bivalve, depth, spat attachment, growth, Aegean Sea

© 2022 Selcuk Yigitkurt et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
smooth scallop, spat collector, bivalve, depth, spat attachment, growth, Aegean Sea