Expansion of shellfish aquaculture has no impact on settlement rates

TA Toone, ED Benjamin, S Handley, A Jeffs… - Aquaculture …, 2022 - int-res.com
Wild shellfish reefs have been decimated in many parts of the world over the last century,
diminishing their vital ecological roles as habitat generators and the ecosystem services …

Settlement and recruitment of fish in mussel farms

LH Underwood, AG Jeffs - Aquaculture Environment Interactions, 2023 - int-res.com
Fish are thought to settle and recruit to shellfish and seaweed farms; however, there is little
published evidence to support this assumption. Shellfish and seaweed farms increase …

Magnitude and timing of seed losses in mussel (Perna canaliculus) aquaculture

PM South, O Floerl, AG Jeffs - Aquaculture, 2020 - Elsevier
Losses of juvenile mussels seeded into aquaculture systems are a major constraint on the
stability and growth of the New Zealand green-lipped mussel (Perna canaliculus) industry …

Effect of water flow and oxygen concentration on early settlement of the New Zealand green-lipped mussel, Perna canaliculus

AC Alfaro - Aquaculture, 2005 - Elsevier
Early settlement patterns of the mussel Perna canaliculus were investigated within water
tanks exposed to different water flow regimes and oxygen concentrations. Hatchery-reared …

Population dynamics of restored green-lipped mussel (Perna canaliculus) beds in the Hauraki Gulf, New Zealand

M Wilcox - 2017 - researchspace.auckland.ac.nz
The widespread degradation of biogenic habitats created by bivalve beds has spurred
numerous restoration initiatives worldwide. The success of those restoration initiatives …

Small-scale mussel settlement patterns within morphologically distinct substrata at Ninety Mile Beach, northern New Zealand

AC Alfaro, AG Jeffs - 2002 - researchspace.auckland.ac.nz
Microscale settlement patterns of juveniles of the mussel Perna canaliculus were
investigated within drift material at Ninety Mile Beach, northern New Zealand. Size-and site …

Differential effects of adult mussels on the retention and fine-scale distribution of juvenile seed mussels and biofouling organisms in long-line aquaculture

PM South, O Floerl, AG Jeffs - Aquaculture Environment Interactions, 2017 - int-res.com
The majority of juvenile seed mussels are lost in aquaculture production. Understanding the
causes of the losses of seed mussels is critical to reducing uncertainties in mussel …

Population dynamics of the green-lipped mussel, Perna canaliculus, at various spatial and temporal scales in northern New Zealand

AC Alfaro - Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 2006 - Elsevier
Ecological processes that differentiate and maintain intertidal populations of mussels, Perna
canaliculus, were studied within three sites at Ninety Mile Beach, northern New Zealand. At …

Settlement, retention, growth, and condition in Greenshell™ mussels (Perna canaliculus) in the Hauraki Gulf

R Smith - 2018 - researchspace.auckland.ac.nz
The Greenshell™ mussel (Perna canaliculus) is the most valuable aquaculture species in
New Zealand. A review of the aquaculture development of P. canaliculus identified several …

Inferring parental areas of juvenile mussels using hydrodynamic modelling

J Atalah, PM South, DK Briscoe, R Vennell - Aquaculture, 2022 - Elsevier
Mussel aquaculture is heavily reliant on wild mussel populations that supply juveniles (spat)
for seeding farms. However, little is often known about parent populations, representing a …