FN Archimer Export Format PT J TI Growth and survival rates of carpet shell clam (Tapes decussatus Linnaeus, 1758) using various culture methods in Sufa (Homa) Lagoon, Izmir, Turkey BT AF SERDAR, Serpil LOK, Aynur KOSE, Aysun YILDIZ, Harun ACARLI, Sefa GOULLETQUER, Philippe AS 1:1;2:1;3:1;4:2;5:1;6:3; FF 1:;2:;3:;4:;5:;6:PDG-DOP-DCN-AGSAE; C1 Ege Univ, Fac Fisheries, TR-35100 Izmir, Turkey. Canakkale Onsekiz Mart Univ, Fac Fisheries, TR-17100 Canakkale, Turkey. IFREMER, Genet Aquaculture Pathol Res Lab, F-17390 La Tremblade, France. C2 UNIV EGE, TURKEY UNIV CANAKKALE ONSEKIZ MART, TURKEY IFREMER, FRANCE SI LA TREMBLADE SE PDG-DOP-DCN-AGSAE IN WOS Ifremer jusqu'en 2018 copubli-int-hors-europe copubli-sud IF 1.237 TC 14 UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2007/publication-3111.pdf LA English DT Article DE ;Survival rate;Growth;Culture method;Sufa lagoon;Clam;Tapes decussatus AB The carpet shell clam (Tapes decussatus Linnaeus, 1758) is a candidate species for aquaculture development in Turkish waters. Our study aimed to assess the efficiency of three different methods (i.e., net, box and fenced ground) to maximize clam production. Two different net materials (hard plastic net and polyamide net) were tested in the net method trials. Conducted over 1 year between October 2001 and October 2002, an initial calibrated clam population, characterized by a 26.25 ± 0.035 mm shell length and 3.85 ± 0.06 g total wet weight was sampled on a monthly basis to carry out the experiments. By the end of the rearing cycle, clams reached 34.13 ± 0.38 mm and 9.09 ± 0.27 g in shell length and total wet weight, respectively. Significant differences in shell length and total wet weight among culture methods (P < 0.05) were reported. Both maximum growth and total wet weight, as well as survival rate (64%) were obtained using the hard plastic net method. Those overall results were likely due to both limited algae accumulation and crab predation when using hard plastic net. Therefore, this method appears the most suitable to develop further larger experimental clam aquaculture trials. Additional studies required to develop clam culture in Turkish waters are discussed. PY 2007 PD SEP SO Aquacultural Engineering SN 0144-8609 PU Elsevier VL 37 IS 2 UT 000248686700003 BP 89 EP 99 DI 10.1016/j.aquaeng.2007.02.004 ID 3111 ER EF