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Growth of juvenile Pacific oysters, Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg) and Manila clams, Tapes japonica (Deshayes) in effluent from salmon-macroalga polyculture system Public Deposited

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  • Experiments were carried out in fall and winter, 1990 and spring and summer, 1991 , to determine growth and mortality of juvenile Pacific oysters {Crassostrea gigas) in effluent from cultured coho salmon {Oncorhynchus kisutch) , and effluent from salmon in which the red macroalga Palmaria mollis was cultured. Ambient sea water from Yaquina Bay was used as a control. Juvenile Manila clams {Tapes japonica) were also tested in summer, to compare the growth response of clams with that of Pacific oysters. Measured growth parameters included: increase in mean individual live weight, specific growth rate (% increase of mean live weight per day) and mean individual organic (ash-free) weight. Temperature, chlorophyll a, phaeopigment, carbon and nitrogen concentrations and C/N ratio for all treatments were also recorded during spring and summer, 1991. The oysters grew significantly faster in effluent from salmon and salmon conditioned by macroalgae than in the control during the Fall Experiment (September 7- 0ctober 31, 1990). Mean water temperature was 13-16°C. Growth rates were significantly greater in oysters cultured in salmon effluent than in the control during the Winter Experiment (December 7, 1990-February 15, 1991). However, growth was very poor due to low water temperatures (7-10°C). Growth of oysters was significantly greater in the control than in effluent from salmon and salmon conditioned by macrolagae in the Spring Experiment (March 7-May 24, 1991). Mean water temperature was 12°C. In the Summer Experiments, (June 3-July 4 and July 19-August 17, 1991) growth of oysters was more rapid in treatments with macroalgae as compared to treatments without macroalgae Comparative experiments with juvenile Manila clams gave similar results. Percentage mortality for both oysters and clams ranged from 0 to 5% and was highest during winter and lowest during summer. Mean chlorophyll values ranged from 1 μg/1 in spring, 1991 to 11 μg/1 summer, 1991.
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