Document Type
Report
Department/Program
Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Publication Date
1-1-1998
Series
Marine Resource Advisory No. 67; VSG-97-10
Abstract
In the mid-1960s the bay scallop, Argopecten irradians, was identified by scientists at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) as having culture potential for Virginia waters. Mike Castagna at the VIMS Wachapreague Laboratory demonstrated the biological feasibility of culturing bay scallops from egg to market size within a one year period. At that time, culture for scallop meat production was not economically favorable and the need for better grow-out technology precluded further development of this industry in Virginia. With the change in marketing towards a whole, in-the-shell product and improved or alternative grow-out technology, bay scallop culture activities were resurrected in Virginia in 1990. The following publication is a compilation of the information gained in all the VIMS bay scallop culture activities over the past 30 years.
DOI
http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.21220/m2-9be2-pg69
Keywords
Scallops, Fisheries, Virginia
Recommended Citation
Oesterling, M. J. (1998) Bay Scallop Culture. Marine Resource Advisory No. 67; VSG-97-10. Virginia Institute of Marine Science, William & Mary. http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.21220/m2-9be2-pg69
