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SHELLFISH CULTURE [1 record]

Record 1 2008-05-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Commercial Fishing
  • Aquaculture
  • Mollusks, Echinoderms and Prochordates
CONT

Biological control of the mussel in shellfish culture. (Pascal Data Bank)

OBS

The cultivation of molluscs, especially oysters, mussels, clams, scallops, etc.

CONT

A brief account is given of the techniques of shellfish culture used along the coasts of Languedoc-Roussillon. Activities involve mainly Mytilus galloprovincialis culture. (Aquatic Science Abstracts)

Key term(s)
  • mollusc aquaculture
  • molluscan aquaculture

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pêche commerciale
  • Aquaculture
  • Mollusques, échinodermes et procordés
DEF

Ensemble des procédés utilisés pour favoriser la production des coquillages (huîtres, moules, palourdes, ormeaux, coquilles Saint-Jacques, etc.).

OBS

Terme générique, il englobe l'ostréiculture et la mytiliculture mais il est souvent réservé à l'élevage des coquillages autres que l'huître ou la moule : palourdes, clams, coquilles Saint-Jacques,...

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Pesca comercial
  • Acuicultura
  • Moluscos, equinodermos y procordados
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