Co-culture of the sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus and the edible mussel Mytilus edulis L. on the west coast of Scotland, United Kingdom.(Report) Journal of Shellfish Research | August 1, 2009| | COPYRIGHT 2009 National Shellfisheries Association, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

ABSTRACT The sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus was grown on commercial mussel long-lines with the blue mussel, Mytilus edulis, at a farm in Loch Beag, on the west coast of Scotland, to investigate if enhanced sea urchin survivorship and performance (somatic and gonadal) resulted from sea urchin-mussel co-culture system. The sea urchins were red four diets including: two class sizes of M. edulis, (1) large mussels (31.16 [+ or -] 5.25 mm shell length), (2) small mussels (18.47 [+ or -] 4.86 mm shell length), (3) the kelp Laminaria spp. and (4) no additional feed. The ...

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