2014 Scottish Aquaculture Research Forum (SARF) Scotland Crassostrea gigas records

Basic Metadata

DOI Maintainer:
Julie Bunt

Creator:
Elizabeth Cook (Scottish Aquaculture Research Forum (SARF))

Publisher:
The Archive for Marine Species and Habitats Data (DASSH)

Year of Publication:
2024

Resource Type:
Dataset

Abstract:
A quadrat survey of Crassostrea gigas in Scotland conducted by the Scottish Aquaculture Research Forum (SARF) for the Scottish Association for Marine Sciencew (SAMS). The purpose of this survey was to determine the extent of C. gigas in Scotland. Abundances and shell dimensions were measured, as well as habitat descriptions.

Description:
Dataset collated as part of the MSFD contract for Defra. This dataset is a subset and contains records for Crassostrea gigas.

See Cook, E.J., Beveridge, C.M., Lamont, P., O’Higgins, T., Wilding, T. (2014). Survey of Wild Pacific Oyster Crassostrea gigas in Scotland. Scottish Aquaculture Research Forum Report SARF099. ISBN: 978-1-907266-65-2.

DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.1.1371.7369

For PDF, see https://pureadmin.uhi.ac.uk/ws/portalfiles/portal/3270002/SARF099_Final_Report.pdf