Shellfish aquaculture is a major industry in the Netherlands, and is particularly successful due to the suitable habitats found in the delta waters. Whether the farming of oysters is possible on the banks of the dykes is dependent on the environment in these areas being suitable for oysters. Several environmental factors are important to the survival and growth rate of Magallana gigas, particularly in the challenging intertidal zone. According to the literature temperature, salinity, food supply, exposure and hydrodynamics, are likely to play a large role both alone and in interaction with each other, in determining the shell length and flesh content of oysters (Van den Brink en Capelle 2017).
Referenties
- Oysters on the Dyke, Could commercial Pacific oyster aquaculture be possible on dykes?, Brink, A. van den en J. Capelle, HZ University of Applied Sciences, mei 2017.
Zie ook
- Oysters on the Dyke, Could commercial Pacific oyster aquaculture be possible on dykes?
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- Building with Nature; from concepts to practice
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- Cultivation of the Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas in a FLUPSY
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