Study

Protective socking material for cultivated mussels: a potential non-disruptive deterrent to reduce losses to diving ducks

  • Published source details Barbeau M.A., Hamilton D.J., Lauzon-Guay J. & Dionne M. (2006) Protective socking material for cultivated mussels: a potential non-disruptive deterrent to reduce losses to diving ducks. Aquaculture International, 14, 595-613.

Actions

This study is summarised as evidence for the following.

Action Category

Use ‘mussel socks’ to prevent birds from attacking shellfish

Action Link
Bird Conservation
  1. Use ‘mussel socks’ to prevent birds from attacking shellfish

    A randomised, replicated controlled experiment in October 2002 in three bays on Prince Edward Island, Canada (Dionne et al. 2006), found that mussel socks with a ‘sleeve’ of a biodegradable cotton-polyester mesh lost fewer medium-sized (20 mm) mussels to greater scaup Aythya marila predation than un-sleeved socks. Losses were similar for small (14 mm) and large (26 mm) mussels, but more small mussels migrated through sleeved socks (thus more vulnerable to predation).

     

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