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Title	Assessing the performance of the blue mussel (mytilus edulis) in an integrated multi-trophic aquaculture (IMTA) setting
Author	Both, Adrianus, 1985-
Description	Thesis (M.Sc.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2010. Aquaculture
Date	2010
Pagination	139 leaves : ill. (some col.)
Subject	Atlantic cod--Atlantic Coast (Canada); Feces--Examination--Atlantic Coast (Canada); Mytilus edulis--Feeding and feeds--Atlantic Coast (Canada); Mytilus edulis--Nutrition--Requirements; Nitrification--Atlantic Coast (Canada); Sustainable aquaculture--Atlantic Coast (Canada); Waste disposal in rivers, lakes, etc; Mytilus edulis--Effect of pollution on--Atlantic Coast (Canada)
Degree	M.Sc.
Degree Grantor	Memorial University of Newfoundland. Dept. of Aquaculture
Discipline	Aquaculture
Language	Eng
Spatial Coverage	Canada--Atlantic Coast
Notes	Bibliography: leaves 132-139.
Abstract	Integrated multi-trophic aquaculture (IMTA) uses extractive organisms such as mussels to reduce wastes of fed organisms such as finfish and provide additional product for the growers. The physical and biochemical properties of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) wastes (feces and uneaten feed) were analyzed and the waste remediation potential and performance (growth and biochemical composition) of blue mussels (Mytilus edulis), were assessed. Waste generated daily by Atlantic cod represented 24.9% of the feed added to the system. Effluent was composed of particles <70 µm (36%), 70-500 µm (31%) and particles >500 µm (33%). Particles <70 µm had significantly less organic matter, lipids and fatty acids and were expected to be ingested more frequently by mussels. Effluent contained the fatty acid zooplankton markers (22: 1ω11 and 20: 1ω9) which accumulated in mussels. Effluent fed mussels had an inferior performance and contained significantly more MUFA, 18: 1ω9 and the NMID 20:2a as well as less ω3 than algae fed mussels. It is believed aquaculture wastes have potential as a diet supplement when natural seston is low.
Type	Text
Resource Type	Electronic thesis or dissertation
Format	Image/jpeg; Application/pdf
Source	Paper copy kept in the Centre for Newfoundland Studies, Memorial University Libraries
Local Identifier	a1699429\\\\
Rights	The author retains copyright ownership and moral rights in this thesis. Neither the thesis nor substantial extracts from it may be printed or otherwise reproduced without the author's permission.
Collection	Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Scanning Status	Completed
PDF File	(15.95 MB) -- http://collections.mun.ca/PDFs/theses/Both_Adrianus.pdf
CONTENTdm file name	8227.cpd