Management strategies to optimise sustainable clam (Tapes philippinarum) harvests in Barbamarco Lagoon, Italy

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dc.contributor.authorSpillman, C.M.
dc.contributor.authorHamilton, David P.
dc.contributor.authorImberger, J.
dc.date.accessioned2011-01-06T20:54:59Z
dc.date.available2011-01-06T20:54:59Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.description.abstractBarbamarco Lagoon is a small lagoon adjoining the Northern Adriatic Sea and is the site of a commercially valuable clam (Tapes philippinarum) fishery. A three-dimensional (3D) coupled hydrodynamic–ecological model was applied to the lagoon with the objective of assessing impacts on clam food supply, commercial harvests and water quality of different clam rearing strategies, lagoon morphologies and flow regimes. Harvest and net growth to seeding ratios, total harvest value, clearance efficiencies and clam satiety were used to quantify the commercial success of different management strategies, while bottom dissolved oxygen concentrations were used as an indicator of ecosystem health. Increasing exchange with the Northern Adriatic Sea or increasing freshwater inputs into the lagoon improved clam food supply and increased both harvest production and ecosystem health in model simulations of the system. Results indicated that the high spatial and temporal variability of clam production and water quality responses must be considered for a holistic assessment of the outcomes of strategies in the context of ecological and production carrying capacity.en_NZ
dc.identifier.citationSpillman, C.M., Hamilton, D.P. & Imberger, J. (2009). Management strategies to optimise sustainable clam (Tapes philippinarum) harvests in Barbamarco Lagoon, Italy. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 81(2), 267-278.en_NZ
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.ecss.2008.11.003en_NZ
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10289/4895
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherElsevieren_NZ
dc.relation.isPartOfEstuarine, Coastal and Shelf Scienceen_NZ
dc.subjecttapes philippinarumen_NZ
dc.subjectcarrying capacityen_NZ
dc.subjectphytoplanktonen_NZ
dc.subjectnutrientsen_NZ
dc.subjectcoupled hydrodynamic–ecological modelen_NZ
dc.subjectNorthern Adriatic Seaen_NZ
dc.titleManagement strategies to optimise sustainable clam (Tapes philippinarum) harvests in Barbamarco Lagoon, Italyen_NZ
dc.typeJournal Articleen_NZ
pubs.begin-page267en_NZ
pubs.elements-id34078
pubs.end-page278en_NZ
pubs.issue2en_NZ
pubs.volume81en_NZ
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