A report on the mass mortality of the farmed Japanese scallop, Patinopecten yessoensis on the Korean coasts of the East Sea

• Main Authors: Jo, Qtae, Kim , Su-Kyoung, Chu, Lee, Rahman, Mohammad Mustafizur, Chae, Sung Lee, Bong-se, Oh
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: The Malacological Society of Korea 2009
• Subjects: SH Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/38726/1/MM_Rahman_2009%2C_Mass_mortality_of_Japanese_scallop.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/38726/; http://www.malacol.or.kr/bbs/board.php?bo_table=ju_list&wr_id=333
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Unexpected mass mortality has been one of the drawbacks in front of the stable production of Japanese scallop (Patinopecten yessoensis) on the Gangwon coasts of the East Sea. The preliminary data from our routine observation revealed that the mortality appeared to be related to variation of water t...