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Article

A Study of Arca noae (Linnaeus, 1758) in Elounda Bay, Crete, Eastern Mediterranean

by
Grigorios Skouradakis
1,2,*,
Costas Dounas
1,
Dimitrios N. Androulakis
1,
Maria Papadaki
1,
Panayota Koulouri
1 and
Michail Pavlidis
2
1
Institute of Marine Biology, Biotechnology and Aquaculture, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Gournes Pediados, P.O. Box 2214, 71003 Heraklion, Greece
2
Biology Department, University of Crete, 71003 Heraklion, Greece
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2022, 10(5), 673; https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse10050673
Submission received: 12 April 2022 / Revised: 4 May 2022 / Accepted: 12 May 2022 / Published: 15 May 2022
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Marine Benthic Biodiversity of Eastern Mediterranean Ecosystems)
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Abstract

There is growing interest about marine bivalve aquaculture globally, not only for the market value of the goods produced, but also for the socio-economic and environmental services that this activity can provide. Arca noae is an endemic Mediterranean bivalve of commercial value, whose previously undescribed population in Elounda Bay we studied in terms of its structure and reproduction, while constructing a timeseries of the basic environmental parameters of the bay, thus, gaining fundamental knowledge for the potential future exploitation of the species in the area. We found a variable spatial distribution of arks in the study area, with local high peaks in the population density, consisting of smaller size individuals, in comparison to other areas. Because of protandry of the species, human pressure on this population could have a strong negative effect, by targeting the limited numbers of large females in the study area. The reproduction pattern was similar to the reports from other Mediterranean locations. The abiotic conditions in Elounda Bay differed from those in the adjacent coastal zone, confirming that the Bay is a unique semi-enclosed marine area in the island of Crete.
Keywords: Arca noae; Elounda Bay; Crete; population structure; reproduction; abiotic timeseries Arca noae; Elounda Bay; Crete; population structure; reproduction; abiotic timeseries

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Skouradakis, G.; Dounas, C.; Androulakis, D.N.; Papadaki, M.; Koulouri, P.; Pavlidis, M. A Study of Arca noae (Linnaeus, 1758) in Elounda Bay, Crete, Eastern Mediterranean. J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2022, 10, 673. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse10050673

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Skouradakis G, Dounas C, Androulakis DN, Papadaki M, Koulouri P, Pavlidis M. A Study of Arca noae (Linnaeus, 1758) in Elounda Bay, Crete, Eastern Mediterranean. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering. 2022; 10(5):673. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse10050673

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Skouradakis, Grigorios, Costas Dounas, Dimitrios N. Androulakis, Maria Papadaki, Panayota Koulouri, and Michail Pavlidis. 2022. "A Study of Arca noae (Linnaeus, 1758) in Elounda Bay, Crete, Eastern Mediterranean" Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 10, no. 5: 673. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse10050673

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Skouradakis, G., Dounas, C., Androulakis, D. N., Papadaki, M., Koulouri, P., & Pavlidis, M. (2022). A Study of Arca noae (Linnaeus, 1758) in Elounda Bay, Crete, Eastern Mediterranean. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 10(5), 673. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse10050673

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