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Citation: Minchin, D. & Duggan, C.B. 1989 Biological control of the mussel in shellfish culture. Aquaculture 81: 97-100


Number of Pages: 4

Keywords: Aquaculture, Donegal, Fauna, Fouling, Marine, Mollusca

Abstract: Paper discusses the use of dogwhelks, Nucella lapillus, as a biological control for the mussel Mytilus edulis. The presence of young mussels subjected scallops and oysters to high mortalities in Mulroy Bay.