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A Review Of The Factors Influencing The Growth Of The Northern Quahog, Mercenaria Mercenaria (Linnaeus, 1758), Michael A. Rice, Jan A. Pechenik
A Review Of The Factors Influencing The Growth Of The Northern Quahog, Mercenaria Mercenaria (Linnaeus, 1758), Michael A. Rice, Jan A. Pechenik
Michael A Rice
Factors affecting the growth of larval, juvenile, and adult northern quahogs, Mercenaria mercenaria, are reviewed. Larval growth is affected by temperature, salinity, current speed, dissolved oxygen concentration, and the amount of suspended sediments in the water, along with such nutritional factors as food quantity and quality. Growth of post-set juvenile and adult quahogs is similarly affected by the same physical and nutritional factors. Recent work suggests that there is a strong genetic contribution to quahog growth rate and that selective breeding programs may be useful for producing rapid growth strains. A growing body of evidence suggests that larval growth rates …
Proceedings Of The Second Rhode Island Shellfish Industry Conference, Michael Rice, Deborah Grossman-Garber
Proceedings Of The Second Rhode Island Shellfish Industry Conference, Michael Rice, Deborah Grossman-Garber
Michael A Rice
Various papers from presentations at the conference
A Species Profile Of The Quahog In Rhode Island, Sheldon Pratt, Arthur Ganz, Michael Rice
A Species Profile Of The Quahog In Rhode Island, Sheldon Pratt, Arthur Ganz, Michael Rice
Michael A Rice
A compilation of shellfish management studies undertaken in Rhode Island in support of a Rhode Island quahog fishery management plan.
The Northern Quahog: The Biology Of Mercenaria Mercenaria, Michael Rice
The Northern Quahog: The Biology Of Mercenaria Mercenaria, Michael Rice
Michael A Rice
A general overview of the biology, fisheries and aquaculture of the northern quahog, Mercenaria mercenaria.
Bivalve Aquaculture In Warm Tropical And Subtropical Waters With Reference To Sanitary Water Quality, Monitoring And Post-Harvest Disinfection, Michael A. Rice
Bivalve Aquaculture In Warm Tropical And Subtropical Waters With Reference To Sanitary Water Quality, Monitoring And Post-Harvest Disinfection, Michael A. Rice
Michael A Rice
The warm water and high primary productivity of tropical estuaries allows for rapid growth and production of bivalves, but sanitary quality of molluscan shellfish poses one of the single largest impediments to development of international markets. The regulations of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are outlined as representative of regulations governing international trade of fresh and frozen molluscan shellfish. The status of shellfisheries and molluscan aquaculture in several tropical and subtropical nations is presented. A number of developing nations, including Mexico, Peru and the Philippines, have established export markets for fresh scallop adductor meats because they are not …