«Ecological capacity» of different types of collectors for getting mussel spat of Mytilus galloprovincialis in the Black sea
Journal: Ekologiya i stroitelstvo
Year: 2020

The main object of mariculture in the Black Sea is the Mediterranean mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis). The collection of young mussel is carried out directly at sea in the spring and autumn season. With an unstable number of larvae in natural populations, the most important part in the biotechnology of cultivation of this species is the careful choice of artificial substrates (collectors) that provide maximum settlement and survival of bivalve at the pediveliger stage. This article presents fo