Evaluation of mussel spat catching areas and techniques and oceanic longline farming techniques in Twofold Bay Eden
Project number:
1992-115
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure:
$0.00
Principal Investigator:
Best
Organisation:
NSW Cultured Mussel Growers Association
1. Identification of most effective areas within Twofold Bay, Eden, for commercial harvesting of spat of the Blue Mussel, Mytilus edulis
2. Evaluation of the various rope spat catching techniques to provide the most efficient catching and on-growing of mussel spat within Twofold Bay
3. Evaluation of alternative longline configerations and moorings in exposed oceanic conditions
