Health & Welfare
Formulated diets for bivalve spat replace algae in hatchery trials
Although the hatchery rearing of bivalves currently relies heavily on the mass production of microalgae, new feed alternatives are being developed.
Health & Welfare
Peru project studies blood cockles for stock enhancement, aquaculture
In Peru, some wild cockle communities have been so overfished that total fishing bans are being considered. A project was therefore established to develop sustainable spat production as a crucial step toward the implementation of a conservation strategy for blood cockles that fosters social aquaculture and stock enhancement. The project rested on the establishment of protocols for reproduction, larval culture and seeding; development of diagnostic tools for molluscan pathogens and the study of blood cockles’ genetic diversity.
