scallops
Don’t take the “P” out of MPAs: Identifying conservation priorities for the South Arran Marine Protected Area., Hutchinson W.
The original management plan for the South Arran MPA allowed dredging in certain areas, prompting comparisons across the dredging boundaries. King scallop abundance was lower in the dredging area, reducing …
Effects of ecosystem protection on scallop populations within a community‑led temperate marine reserve., Howarth L. et al.
Dive surveys between 2010 and 2013 found an increased abundance of juvenile scallops in the Lamlash Bay NTZ, which may be explained by greater spat settlement and/or survival in complex …
The dredge fishery for scallops in the United Kingdom (UK): Effects on marine ecosystems and proposals for future management., Howarth L. and Stewart B.
The scallop fishery is a valuable fishery in the UK, but there are concerns from the effects of scallop dredging on seabed habitats and bycatch species. The impacts are usually …
Gimme Shell-ter: Abundance, age/size, structure and fecundity of Pecten maximus and Aequipecten opercularis inside and outside a temperate no take zone., Steadman D.
King and queen scallops were collected and measured inside and outside the Lamlash Bay NTZ. Inside the NTZ both species were older, larger and had a greater exploitable biomass, although …
Complex habitat boosts scallop recruitment in a fully protected marine reserve., Howarth L. et al.
Diving surveys in Lamlash Bay found that juvenile scallops are more abundant with the NTZ. This was explained by increased spat settlement in complex benthic habitats such as maerl and …
