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Quality aspects of Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) reared in the Varano Lagoon (southern Italy) in relation to marketability

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 October 2017

Lucrezia Cilenti ,
Tommaso Scirocco ,
Antonietta Specchiulli ,
Maria Luigia Vitelli ,
Cristina Manzo ,
Adele Fabbrocini ,
Angela Santucci ,
Massimo Franchi  and
Raffaele D'adamo
Lucrezia Cilenti*
Affiliation:
ISMAR-CNR, Institute of Marine Sciences-National Research Council – UOS Lesina, Via Pola, 4, Foggia, Italy
Tommaso Scirocco
Affiliation:
ISMAR-CNR, Institute of Marine Sciences-National Research Council – UOS Lesina, Via Pola, 4, Foggia, Italy
Antonietta Specchiulli
Affiliation:
ISMAR-CNR, Institute of Marine Sciences-National Research Council – UOS Lesina, Via Pola, 4, Foggia, Italy
Maria Luigia Vitelli
Affiliation:
ISMAR-CNR, Institute of Marine Sciences-National Research Council – UOS Lesina, Via Pola, 4, Foggia, Italy
Cristina Manzo
Affiliation:
ISMAR-CNR, Institute of Marine Sciences-National Research Council – UOS Lesina, Via Pola, 4, Foggia, Italy
Adele Fabbrocini
Affiliation:
ISMAR-CNR, Institute of Marine Sciences-National Research Council – UOS Lesina, Via Pola, 4, Foggia, Italy
Angela Santucci
Affiliation:
ISMAR-CNR, Institute of Marine Sciences-National Research Council – UOS Lesina, Via Pola, 4, Foggia, Italy
Massimo Franchi
Affiliation:
ISMAR-CNR, Institute of Marine Sciences-National Research Council – UOS Lesina, Via Pola, 4, Foggia, Italy
Raffaele D'adamo
Affiliation:
ISMAR-CNR, Institute of Marine Sciences-National Research Council – UOS Lesina, Via Pola, 4, Foggia, Italy
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: L. Cilenti, ISMAR.CNR, Institute Marine Science-National Research Council, ViaPola, 4, 71010 Lesina, Italy email: lucrezia.cilenti@ismar.cnr.it
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Abstract

Shellfish culture, based on ecological and market assessment, is considered a driving force for socio-economic change in ecologically complex coastal systems such as lagoons throughout the Mediterranean area. To diversify fish production, the Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas was cultured at commercial farms in the Varano Lagoon (SE Italy). The aims of this study were to evaluate through four condition indices (CI, CICG, CIE and AFNOR index), the Polydora index (PI), lipid content, quality and market aspects of oysters reared at two different sites (FO and LA) of the Varano Lagoon, which are characterized by different hydrodynamic conditions. The results of this study highlighted the potential economic benefits associated with sustainable aquaculture development in the Varano Lagoon, proving that the area surrounding the LA site was more suitable for oyster culture, reaching commercial size (60 mm) in a shorter time (6–8 months). Higher growth performance of oysters was observed in the spring, when the nutrient availability positively affected the feeding response of suspension feeders. The opposite was found in winter and in summer, when the decrease in growth could be due to the reduction of nutrient and to the increase of salinity, TSM and ISM. The presence of the mud blister worm (Polydora sp.) during rearing could be a real problem, as it damages oyster market value and threatens serious financial loss to the local farmers.

Keywords

Crassostrea gigasshellfish aquaculturegrowthVarano Lagooncondition indicesPolydora indexmarketability
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Research Article
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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 98 , Special Issue 1: Special Section: European Marine Biology Symposium Papers 2016 , February 2018 , pp. 71 - 79
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2017 

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