Acronym NA
Category
Aquaculture
Title Aquaculture of stalked barnacles (Pollicipes pollicipes) Programme National Programme
Instrument (FP6)
Contact Type (FP7)
Strand (Interreg)
NA
Theme (FP7)
Activity Area (FP6)
Regional Area (Interreg)
Action (COST)
NA
Specific Programme (FP7)
NA
Funding source National Coordinator Tony Clare Coordinator email tony.clare@ncl.ac.uk
Coordinator institution
NCL - Newcastle University (United Kingdom)
Institutions involved
FCT - Foundation for Science and Technology (Portugal) ,
Start year 2010 End year NA Funding (€) € NA Website NA Summary Stalked barnacles are commercially important edible barnacle species, with special interest in the goose neck barnacle (Pollicipes pollicipes). The goose neck barnacleare considered a delicacy in Portugal and Spain, where consumer prices can be as high as 150 € per kg. The collection of goose neck barnacle has been historically insufficient to meet the market demand and the over-exploitation of natural stocks has required implementation of severe conservation measures, renewing interest in sustainable alternatives. Project overview: The biological and ecological characteristics of goose neck barnacle make them highly suitable for synthetic culture although much remains unknown regarding optimal culture practices and growth conditions. This project, funded by the Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia, aims to solve these issues with a focus on identifying the conditions necessary to promote larval settlement onto convenient artificial substrata. Other phases of production will also be investigated, in order to close the production cycle, optimise larval development and expedite juvenile-adult growth. The ultimate goal is to provide a methodological framework for artificial culture of goose neck barnacle, providing a basis for commercial aquaculture, sustainable commercial exploitation and conservation of the natural populations.
Keywords
Barnacle;
Larval development;
Aquaculture diversification;
Sustainability;
Larval rearing;
Engineering;
Life cycle;
Crustacean;
Shellfish;
Marine Region
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Not associated to marine areas
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