Naslov
Gilthead seabream predation on mussel farms: a growing conflict

Autori
Šegvić Bubić, Tanja ; Grubišić, Leon ; Talijančić, Igor ; Žužul, Iva

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
Book of Abstracts of the 69th Annual Meeting of the European Federation of Animal Science / EAAP Scientific Committee - Wageningen : Wageningen Academic Publishers, 2018, 295-295

ISBN
978-90-8686-323-5

Skup
69th Annual Meeting of the European Federation of Animal Science (EAAP)

Mjesto i datum
Dubrovnik, Hrvatska, 27.08.2018. - 31.08.2018

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Pozvano predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
mussel farms, predation impact, Gilthead seabream, Adriatic Sea

Sažetak
The cultivation of mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) is a growing industry worldwide. However, predation by gilthead seabream Sparus aurata has become a significant challenge to mussel growers in Mediterranean causing extensive financial losses. In recent years, a decline in Croatian mussel production has been recorded. Among the many factors that have contributed to the decline of mussel production, i.e. small domestic market, great variability in larval dispersion and settlement, it is suspected that fish predation plays an important role in shellfish sustainability. Recently, wild stock of gilthead seabream has been significantly increased in the eastern Adriatic where effects of global warming, fish escapement through farming and spawning in cages can partially explain such fish expansion. Mussels are a dominant prey item for gilthead seabream, which take advantage of mussel farms that provide a highly abundant and easily accessible food source.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Biotehnologija

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