Protective socking material for cultivated mussels: a potential non-disruptive deterrent to reduce losses to diving ducks
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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.
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.
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Use ‘mussel socks’ to prevent birds from attacking shellfish Action Link |
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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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