Vol. 76 (2) 2024

ARTICLES

Effect of Fish Farming on Bioecological Characteristics of the Mediterranean Mussels Mytilus galloprovincialis Lamarck, 1819 (Bivalvia: Mytilidae): Güllük Bay Example, South Aegean Sea, Turkey

Pınar Yıldırım1* & Ertan Ercan2

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*1Department of Fisheries Technology, Faculty of Applied Sciences at Çanakkale, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Çanakkale, Turkey; E-mail: pinaryildirim@comu.edu.tr; ORCID: 0000-0002-7182-4862
2Faculty of Fisheries, Mugla Sıtkı Koçman University, Mugla, Turkey; E-mail: ertanercan@mu.edu.tr; ORCID: 0000-0003-2006-3810

https://doi.org/10.71424/azb76.2.002595

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Abstract
This study was carried out to determine the effects of cage cultivation on bioecological characteristics of Mytilus galloprovincialis in Güllük Bay Kazıklı Port between May 2013 and May 2014. An integrated multi-trophic aquaculture method was used. The growth and survival rates, age structure and reproductive success of mussels as well as water quality parameters and phytoplankton composition were monitored monthly in two selected stations. Mussels belonging to different size groups exhibited high growth and survival rates during the summer and spring when the temperature was high near the offshore systems. Applying a length-frequency analysis graph created using the shell growth limits, it was found that the mussels reached the marketing length (>50 mm) in 18 months. With this study, it has been revealed that mussel development continued in both stations and the region was suitable for potential mussel farming.

Key words
Aquaculture, growth, reproduction, phytoplankton composition

How to Cite
Yıldırım P. & Ercan E. 2024. Effect of Fish Farming on Bioecological Characteristics of the Mediterranean Mussels Mytilus galloprovincialis Lamarck, 1819 (Bivalvia: Mytilidae): Güllük Bay Example, South Aegean Sea, Turkey. Acta zoologica bulgarica 76 (2) 277-288.

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