Diversification of Chilean aquaculture: the case of the giant barnacle Austromegabalanus psittacus (Molina, 1782) Diversificación de la acuicultura chilena: el caso del cirripedio gigante Austromegabalanus psittacus (Molina, 1782)

Diversification of Chilean aquaculture: the case of the giant barnacle Austromegabalanus psittacus (Molina, 1782) Diversificación de la acuicultura chilena: el caso del cirripedio gigante Austromegabalanus psittacus (Molina, 1782)

Evidence is presented supporting the technical and economic possibilities of giant barnacle Austromegabalanuspsittacus (Molina, 1782) culture, one of the main alternatives for diversifying aquaculture in Chile. Spat collection from the wild varied between different sites in the north and south of th...

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Main Authors: Daniel A López, Boris A López, Sergio E Arriagada, Oscar A Mora, Paula C Bedecarratz, Mauricio O Pineda, María L González, Lorenzo I Andrade, José M Uribe, Verónica A Riquelme
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Escuela de Ciencias del Mar, Facultad de Recursos Naturales, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso 2012-09-01
Series:Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research
Subjects:
Austromegabalanus psittacus
cultivos de cirripedios
captación de semilla
talla comercial
diversificación de la acuicultura
Chile
barnacle culture
spat collection
commercial size
aquaculture diversification
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