Production of juvenile flatfish species in different sized mesocosms

• Main Authors: Berg, Leif, Baarøy, V., Danielssen, Didrik S., van der Meeren, Terje, Naas, Kjell Emil, Senstad, K., Øiestad, Victor
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: ICES 1985
• Subjects: juvenile production; yngelproduksjon; survival; overlevelse; VDP::Agriculture and fishery disciplines: 900::Fisheries science: 920::Resource biology: 921; VDP::Agriculture and fishery disciplines: 900::Fisheries science: 920::Other fisheries disciplines: 929; Scophthalmus maximus; Turbot
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11250/104022

Mesocosm studies with larvae of halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus), sole (Solea solea) and turbot (Scophthalmus maximus) was carried out at Austevoll Aquaculture Station and at Flødevigen Biological Station in 1985. Very low survival was observed for halibut beyond first feeding in plastic bags. Sole larvae had very high survival in plastic bags, but fairly low in basin studies. Turbot had survival below 10% in plastic bag studies, no survival in one of the basin studies and about 10% in another basin study. Altogether 5-10 000 sole and turbot survived beyond metamorphosis.