Findings of spat of bivalve mollusc Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) in Donuzlav Lake and Artillery Bay (Crimea, the Black Sea)

Abstract

The spat of the bivalve mollusc Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) was found and photographed on artificial and natural substrates in Donuzlav Lake and Artillery Bay. However, up to this point the planktonic larval stages of C. gigas were not registered in this water areas.

Keywords

• mariculture
• oyster-mussel farm
• conchioculture
• Crassostrea gigas juveniles