Impact of Larval Behaviors on Dispersal and Connectivity of Sea Scallop Larvae over the Northeast U.S. Shelf

2021 ◽  
pp. 102604
Author(s):  
Changsheng Chen ◽  
Liuzhi Zhao ◽  
Scott Gallager ◽  
Rubao Ji ◽  
Pingguo He ◽  
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1987 ◽  
Vol 44 (7) ◽  
pp. 1361-1366 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. J. Tremblay ◽  
L. D. Meade ◽  
G. V. Hurley

Methods for the collection, processing, and identification of planktonic sea scallop larvae (Placopecten magellanicus) (Gmelin) are described. Bivalve larvae collected from the Bay of Fundy were compared with cultured P. magellanicus larvae. Sea scallop larvae collected from the plankton can be tentatively identified based on shape and size; examination of the larval hinge structure allows confirmation.


2009 ◽  
Vol 66 (10) ◽  
pp. 2155-2164 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rucheng C. Tian ◽  
Changsheng Chen ◽  
Kevin D. E. Stokesbury ◽  
Brian J. Rothschild ◽  
Geoffrey W. Cowles ◽  
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Abstract Tian, R. C., Chen, C., Stokesbury, K. D. E., Rothschild, B. J., Cowles, G. W., Xu, Q., Hu, S., Harris, B. P., and Marino II, M. C. 2009. Dispersal and settlement of sea scallop larvae spawned in the fishery closed areas on Georges Bank. – ICES Journal of Marine Science, 66: 2155–2164. Three fishery closed areas in the Georges Bank (GB) region were implemented in 1994 to protect depleted groundfish stocks for population replenishment. However, the drift and ultimate destination of larvae spawned in the closed areas have not been analysed specifically within the framework of ocean currents. To assess the efficiency of the closed areas as population replenishment sources, we conducted a simulation-based analysis on the dispersal and settlement of sea scallop larvae spawned in the closed areas from 1995 to 2005 using circulation fields computed by the Finite-Volume Coastal Ocean Model, scallop survey data, and a population dynamics model. Closed area I located in the Great Southern Channel (GSC) had a persistently high rate of larval retention (86% on average). For closed area II located on eastern GB, a considerable quantity of larvae was dispersed out of the domain. For the Nantucket Lightship Closed Area located on Nantucket Shoals, larvae consistently drifted away from the region during the 11 years simulated. Our simulation revealed three high-retention regions that are the most suitable for closed-area selection and rotational fishery management in terms of larval supply to the GB–GSC region.


1992 ◽  
Vol 49 (8) ◽  
pp. 1597-1615 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. John Tremblay ◽  
Michael Sinclair

During autumn surveys for sea scallop larvae (Placopecten magellanicus) from 1985 to 1987, the mean abundance of sea scallop larvae on the northeast part of Georges Bank (1201–20080∙m−2) was much greater than on the southern Scotian Shelf (5–240∙m−2). Few larvae were collected between these two areas, and exchange between Georges Bank and the Scotian Shelf appears very limited. Transects across the northern flank in 1988 revealed peaks in larval abundance when on-bank temperature stratification was high. Relative larval abundance on the transects was positively related to the speed of the along-front current, suggesting physical convergence of larvae. The on-bank retention of scallop larvae on Georges Bank appears to be due to physical processes alone, since scallop larvae undertake only limited diel vertical migration. Larval exhange among adult scallop aggregations on Georges Bank (the northeast peak, the southeast part, and the South Channel) is probable, but evidence from this study is limited. The autumn production of late-stage larvae on the northern flank and northeast peak of Georges Bank is estimated to range from 120 to 1500∙m−2, which is 10–100 times greater than the density of scallops aged 1–2 yr.


Aquaculture ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 736598
Author(s):  
Qiaofeng Ma ◽  
Yunkuan Han ◽  
Yanbin Xi ◽  
Jingming Huang ◽  
Zhaojun Sheng ◽  
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1992 ◽  
Vol 49 (7) ◽  
pp. 1486-1492 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. L. Roddick ◽  
R. J. Miller

Assessment of the damage of one fishery by another requires knowledge of the overlap, in time and space, of the damaging fishing effort and the abundance of the damaged species, as well as a measure of the rate of damage. This approach was used to measure the impact of inshore scallop dragging on lobsters in Nova Scotia. Areas of reported co-occurrence of lobster and scallop grounds were surveyed by divers to determine the extent of overlap. Only 2 of 52 sites surveyed had lobsters on scallop grounds that could be dragged. Divers surveyed one site six times during 1987 and 1988 and found lobsters most abundant during August and September. Only 2% of the lobsters in the path of scallop drags were either captured or injured. The estimated value of lobsters destroyed by dragging for scallops during periods of peak lobster abundance was minor: $757 at one site and $176 at the other. Restricting dragging to periods of low lobster abundance significantly reduces this cost.


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