Authors : Harun Yildiz , Aynur Lok and Mustafa Palaz
Abstract: The study was carried out in Kilya (Poyraz) Bay in Dardanelles between November 2002 and December 2003. Net rope I and net rope II were hung in November and December 2002, respectively. The number of mussels was counted as 2630 seeds/100 cm2 between November-December and 5019 mussel seed/100 cm2 between and December-January, respectively. The number of mussel seeds in the collectors is remarkable for mussel culture. Since pediveliger and postlarvae mussels were found in all samples, reproduction continued throughout the year. As parallel to the changes, the sea water temperature and amount of chlorophyll-a, growth rate variation of mussels estimated here with low values in winter and maximum in spring. A great amount of first attachment mussels on collectors attained 35-48.3 mm length after a year. This growth rate is suitable for commercial mussel culture in the Dardanelles.
Harun Yildiz , Aynur Lok and Mustafa Palaz , 2007. Reproduction Density and Growth Performance of Mediterranean Mussels, Mytilus galloprovincialis Lamarck, 1819 in Winter Season in Dardanelles . Journal of Fisheries International, 2: 54-59.