AKU-L-87-002 C2 aquaculture notes WHERE TO GET MORE INFORMATION ON SCALLOP AQUACULTURE Curt Kerns Aquaculture Specialist Marine Advisory Program University of Alaska Juneau, AK 99801 University of Alaska AlaskaSea Grant College Program January 1987 Aquaculture Note ¹10 Alaska Sea Grant College Program 590 University Avenue, Suite 102 Fairbanks, AK 99709-1046 WHERE TO GET NORE INFORMATION ON SCALLOP AQUACULTURE Curt Kerns Aquaculture Specialist, Marine Advisory Program University of Alaska Juneau, AK 99801 University of Alaska Alaska Sea Grant January 1987 Aquaculture Note f10 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This publication is the result of work sponsored by the Alaska Sea Grant College Program, which is cooperatively sponsored by the U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Office of Sea Grant and Extra-Mural Programs, under grant number NA86AA-D-SG041, project numbers A/71-01 and A/75-01; and by the University of Alaska with funds appropriated by the state. 11 TABLE OF CONTENTS ntroduction...............................................l Regulations................................................l Fish Transport Permit.............. ~ ~. ~ .,............ ~ 1 Paralytic Shellfish Poison... ~ ......... ~ ~.............1 Research Assistance...... ~ ........... ~ .....................l Interlibrary loan.....................................l Computer Searches' ........ ~ ....................... ~ ...l Organizations... ~ ............ ~ ........................2 P eriodicals................................................3 General References.........................................4 Sea Scallop Pecten ! ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ t ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 7 Purple-Hinge Rock Scallop Hinnites multiru osus!..........7 P ecten maximus...... ~ ......................... ~ ............8 t~ z Demand and Supply Data for Scallops.......................la INTRODUCTION Whether you would like to know more about growing fish or shellfish, perhaps in a solar greenhouse or off of your dock, this list will help you get started. REGULATIONS FI SH TRANSPORT PERMIT First, to move fish or shellfish in Alaska you must have a Fish Transport Permit. Information on the permit is available from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, F.R.E.D. Division, P.O. Box 3-2000, Juneau, AK 99802, or from your local ADFaGoffice. The statute and regulations on transporting fish and shellfish are designed to minimize the danger of spreading fish diseases and parasites among Alaska's aquatic resources. PARALYTIC SHELLFISH POISON If you want to culture shellfish, the second thing you should know about is paralytic shellfish poison or PSP. Contact the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, Pouch 0, Juneau, AK 998ll, or call them at 465-2606. RESEARCH ASSISTANCE INTERLIBRARY LOAN Chances are that your local library will not have all of the publications you need ~ If you do not wish to have a bookstore order them for you, you can get them through interlibrary loan. Virtually all libraries in the state cooperate in this service which allows each institution to share publications with the others by request. Just ask your local librarian. Give him/her the full citation. COMPUTER SEARCHES For detailed listings of published papers on specific topics you can have a computer search the established publication databases. There is a $5.00 service charge, a charge for the time the computer is searching, and a citation printing charge optional!. Anyone interested in this source of information should contact: Carol Rideout, Information Specialist Aquaculture Data Base Virginia Institute of Marine Sciences Gloucester Point, VA 23062 804! 642-2111 ORGANIZATIONS There is at least one major listing of names and addresses for organizations that deal with aquaculture: Major Aquaculture Associations, Education, and Research Resources in the United States. This 174-page book was published by the National Agricultural Library in association with the Department of Fisheries and Allied Aquaculture at Auburn University in Alabama. Copies are $17.50 and are available from: NTIS U.S. Dept. of Commerce 5285 Port Royal Road Springfield, VA 22151 The Rodale organization is one of the best sources of information on raising fish in small tanks or cages. They have a number of publications devoted to their research and development efforts on small-scale aquaculture: Rodale Research Center RFD 1 Kutztown, PA 19530 Another good source of publications and information on small-scale aquaculture is the New Alchemy Institute. Their publications tend to be more technical than those from Rodale. Their research on the use of fish tanks as heat reservoirs has led the way for making aquaculture an integral part of a heat and food producing solar greenhouse: The New Alchemy Institute P.O. Box 432 Woods Hole, MA 02543 For information on fish pond construction contact: Foundation for Self-Sufficiency, Inc. 35 Maple Avenue Catonsville, MD 21228 The Ark Project institute of Man and Resources Souris, Prince Edward Island COA 2BO CANADA Cate Farm Goddard Coll.ege Plainfield, VT 05667 Old Dominion University Dept. of Oceanography Norfolk, VA 23508 Soil Conservation Service UPS. Department of Agriculture 2221 E. Northern Lights Blvd., Suite 129 Anchorage, AK 99508 Virtually everyone actively raising shellfish in Alaska can be located through: Alaskan Shellfish Growers' Association P.O. Box 1499 Wrangell, AK 99929 PERIODICALS Aquaculture Magazine Published bimonthl.y, $15.00 a year. Subscription Department: P.O. Box 2329; Asheville, NC; 28802. The annual buyers' guide contains the names and addresses of virtually all of the firms in the U.S. that supply aquaculture products and services. The magazine contains both general and detailed articles on a wide variety of cultured species. Farm Pond Harvest Four issues per year, $8.00. Professional Sportsmans Publishing Co.; Box AA; Momence, IL; 60954. Runs articles on farm pond planning, construction, management, and harvesting. Very informal.. Fish Farming International Published monthly. Subscription Department: Canada House Rear!; Kildare Close; Ruislip, Middlesex; HA4 9XB; ENGLAND. Priced in Pound Sterling so write for prices.! A good source of what is happeningin Europe, particularly with salmon farming. Network $15.00 per year. Rodale Research, Ines ; 33 East Minor Street; Emmaus,PA; 18049. Articles on backyard aquaculture. Progressive Fish-Culturist Published quarterly at a subscription rate of $12.50 per year. The American Fisheries Society; 5410 Grosvenor Lane, Suite 110; Bethesda, MD; 20814-2199 ' A practical scientific journal for advanced fish culturists. Good to have a complete set in a nearby library. GENERAL REFERENCES AVI. 1985. Crustacean and molluscan aquaculture in the United States. Westport, Conn.: AVI Publishing Co., Inc. This publication does not cover scallops, per se, but state-of-the-art discussions of culture techniques for other bivalves, water quality, and other basic aspects on invertebrate culture make it a worthwhile reference. Available from the publisher: AVI Publishing Company, Inc.; P.O. Box 831; Westport, CT; 06881. Bourne, N. 1969. Scallop resources of British Columbia. Ottawa, Ontario: Fish. Res. Bd. CanadaTech. Rep. No. 104. 59 pp. Chen, H ~ -C. 1984. Recent innovations in cultivation of edible molluscs in Taiwan with special reference to the small abalone Haliotis diversicolor and the hard clam Meretrix lusoria. In Developments in aquaculture and fisheries science, vol. 14: Recent innovations in cultivation of Pacific molluscs, eds. D.E. Norse, K.K. Chew, and R. Mann, pp. 11-27. Amsterdam: Elsevier Science Publishers. Hamilton, L.DE 1981. Scallops: Potential for mariculture in British Columbia. Victoria, B.C.: Marine Resources Branch, Ministry of Environment. Informational Report No. 3. Available from the publisher: Ministry of Environment; Parliament Buildings; Victoria, B.C.; V8V 1X5, CANADA. Krzeczkowski, R.A., R.D. Tenney, and M.L. Hayes. 1972. Fatty acid content and proximate analysis of bay, calico, sea, and weathervane scallop adductor muscle. J. Food Sci. 37:300-301. Leibovitz, L., E.F. Schott, and ROC. Karney. 1984. Diseases of wild, captive, and cultured scallops. J. World Maricul. Soc. 15:269-283. "Mass mortalities of wild, captive and cultured scallops have been frequently reported. Fouling organisms are common in captive and cultured populations." Available from the publisher: Laboratory for Marine Animal Health; Marine Biological Laboratory; Woods Hole, MA; 02543. Loosanoff, V.L. and H.C. Davis. 1963. Rearing of bivalve mollusks. In Advances in marine biology, vol. 1, ed. F.S. Russell, pp. 1-136. New York: Academic Press. Nagoon, C. and R. Vining. 1981. Introduction to shellfish .aquaculture in the Puget Sound Region. Olympia, Wash.: Washington Department of Natural Resources. Handbook. 69 pp. An introduction to oyster, mussel, clam, scallop, and abalone culture. Written for Puget Sound; however, many of the techniques are applicable for Alaska. Available from the publisher: Washington Department of Natural Resources; Public Lands Building, QW-21; Olympia, WA; 98504. $5.00. Mottet, N.G. 1979. A review of the fishery biology and culture of scallops. Olympia, Wash.: Washington Department of Fisheries. Fisheries Technical Report No. 39. 100 pp. 401 references. Available from the publisher: Washington Department of Fisheries; 115 General Administration Building; Olympia, WA; 98504. Mottet, M.G. 1984. Summariesof Japanesepapers on hatchery technology and intermediate rearing facilities for clams, scallops, and abalones. Olympia, Wash.: Washington