Prospects and opportunities for mussel Mytilus trossulus farming in the southern Baltic Sea (the Gulf of Gdańsk)
In the Baltic Sea, where osmotic stress limits the growth of marine organisms, mariculture is driven primarily by the need to improve the status of the environment. To this end, several mussel farms have been attempted in selected areas, except the southern Baltic. The pilot culture of Mytilus tross...
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| author | Sokołowski Adam Lasota Rafał Alias Izabela Sami Piłczyńska Joanna Wołowicz Maciej |
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| description | In the Baltic Sea, where osmotic stress limits the growth of marine organisms, mariculture is driven primarily by the need to improve the status of the environment. To this end, several mussel farms have been attempted in selected areas, except the southern Baltic. The pilot culture of Mytilus trossulus was carried out with the use of a modified long-line system in the Gulf of Gdańsk in 2009–2012, providing the first evaluation of the mussel farming potential in this area. The growth rate of mussels (3.0–6.7 mm year−1) in the gulf was in the low range, but the mean wet biomass gain (1.50 kg m−1 normalized culture rope) was among the highest in the Baltic. After a two-year growth period, one tonne of mussels fixed in their soft tissues from 93 to 98 kg N t−1 and 11 kg P t−1. The cost-benefit analysis revealed a negative budget balance of production for human consumption, with a total income covering only 12.0% of the cumulative costs. Mussel farming in the gulf can therefore only be justified to improve the environmental quality if additional funding mechanisms are put in place to support farming activity. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-5cfe83db92e64b3cabc311fe896a99782025-01-20T11:10:24ZengSciendoOceanological and Hydrobiological Studies1897-31912022-03-01511537310.26881/oahs.2022.1.06Prospects and opportunities for mussel Mytilus trossulus farming in the southern Baltic Sea (the Gulf of Gdańsk)Sokołowski Adam0Lasota Rafał1Alias Izabela Sami2Piłczyńska Joanna3Wołowicz Maciej4University of Gdańsk, Faculty of Oceanography and Geography, Division of Marine Ecosystems Functioning, al. Marszałka Piłsudskiego 46, 81-378Gdynia, PolandUniversity of Gdańsk, Faculty of Oceanography and Geography, Division of Marine Ecosystems Functioning, al. Marszałka Piłsudskiego 46, 81-378Gdynia, PolandSwedish Board of Agriculture, Skeppsbrogatan 2, 553 29Jönköping, SwedenUniversity of Gdańsk, Faculty of Oceanography and Geography, Division of Marine Ecosystems Functioning, al. Marszałka Piłsudskiego 46, 81-378Gdynia, PolandUniversity of Gdańsk, Faculty of Oceanography and Geography, Division of Marine Ecosystems Functioning, al. Marszałka Piłsudskiego 46, 81-378Gdynia, PolandIn the Baltic Sea, where osmotic stress limits the growth of marine organisms, mariculture is driven primarily by the need to improve the status of the environment. To this end, several mussel farms have been attempted in selected areas, except the southern Baltic. The pilot culture of Mytilus trossulus was carried out with the use of a modified long-line system in the Gulf of Gdańsk in 2009–2012, providing the first evaluation of the mussel farming potential in this area. The growth rate of mussels (3.0–6.7 mm year−1) in the gulf was in the low range, but the mean wet biomass gain (1.50 kg m−1 normalized culture rope) was among the highest in the Baltic. After a two-year growth period, one tonne of mussels fixed in their soft tissues from 93 to 98 kg N t−1 and 11 kg P t−1. The cost-benefit analysis revealed a negative budget balance of production for human consumption, with a total income covering only 12.0% of the cumulative costs. Mussel farming in the gulf can therefore only be justified to improve the environmental quality if additional funding mechanisms are put in place to support farming activity.https://doi.org/10.26881/oahs.2022.1.06pilot mussel farminglong-line systembiological and technological aspectslegislative frameworkeconomysouthern baltic sea |
| spellingShingle | Sokołowski Adam Lasota Rafał Alias Izabela Sami Piłczyńska Joanna Wołowicz Maciej Prospects and opportunities for mussel Mytilus trossulus farming in the southern Baltic Sea (the Gulf of Gdańsk) Oceanological and Hydrobiological Studies pilot mussel farming long-line system biological and technological aspects legislative framework economy southern baltic sea |
| title | Prospects and opportunities for mussel Mytilus trossulus farming in the southern Baltic Sea (the Gulf of Gdańsk) |
| title_full | Prospects and opportunities for mussel Mytilus trossulus farming in the southern Baltic Sea (the Gulf of Gdańsk) |
| title_fullStr | Prospects and opportunities for mussel Mytilus trossulus farming in the southern Baltic Sea (the Gulf of Gdańsk) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prospects and opportunities for mussel Mytilus trossulus farming in the southern Baltic Sea (the Gulf of Gdańsk) |
| title_short | Prospects and opportunities for mussel Mytilus trossulus farming in the southern Baltic Sea (the Gulf of Gdańsk) |
| title_sort | prospects and opportunities for mussel mytilus trossulus farming in the southern baltic sea the gulf of gdansk |
| topic | pilot mussel farming long-line system biological and technological aspects legislative framework economy southern baltic sea |
| url | https://doi.org/10.26881/oahs.2022.1.06 |
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