Ecosystem goods and services from Manila clam culture in Puget Sound: a modelling analysis

The carrying capacity of a 2.4 ha Manila clam Venerupis philippinarum farm, using mechanised harvesting in North Puget Sound, WA, US, was determined by means of an ecological model; the results were also scaled to Puget Sound as a whole. An individual Manila clam growth model was developed, calibrat...

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Autores principales:	C Saurel, JG Ferreira, D Cheney, A Suhrbier, B Dewey, J Davis, J Cordell
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Publicado:	Inter-Research 2014
Materias:	Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling SH1-691 Ecology QH540-549.5
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:24038d057e8148c69f58b16fc65ae9f22021-11-17T10:12:36ZEcosystem goods and services from Manila clam culture in Puget Sound: a modelling analysis1869-215X1869-753410.3354/aei00109https://doaj.org/article/24038d057e8148c69f58b16fc65ae9f22014-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.int-res.com/abstracts/aei/v5/n3/p255-270/https://doaj.org/toc/1869-215Xhttps://doaj.org/toc/1869-7534The carrying capacity of a 2.4 ha Manila clam Venerupis philippinarum farm, using mechanised harvesting in North Puget Sound, WA, US, was determined by means of an ecological model; the results were also scaled to Puget Sound as a whole. An individual Manila clam growth model was developed, calibrated and validated for the commercial farm, together with a macroalgal model to simulate fouling of the predator nets by seaweeds. Both models are based on our previously developed generic frameworks for bivalves (AquaShell) and seaweeds (AquaFrond). For the most part, equations are taken or adapted from the literature and parameterised for the studied site. The individual models were incorporated into the Farm Aquaculture Resource Management (FARM) model to simulate the production cycle, environmental effects and economic optimisation of culture. Both the individual and farm-scale models are built using object-oriented programming. Potential effects of clam production on seaweed growth were analysed and found to be about 10% above background. The FARM model was also used to classify the farm area with respect to its eutrophication status, by applying the Assessment of Estuarine Trophic Status (ASSETS) model. Farm production ranging from 32 to 45 t of clams per year is well reproduced by the model. Harvest yield is very sensitive to mortality, and profitability is very sensitive to seed costs. Manila clam culture provides a potential nutrient credit trading value of over $41000 per year, over 1000 Population-Equivalents (PEQ, i.e. loading from humans or equivalent loading from agriculture or industry) with respect to eutrophication control. The potential income would add 21% to the annual profit ($194900) from clam sales. A scaling exercise to the whole of Puget Sound is in reasonable agreement with declared production (difference of 16%), and suggests that clams provide a significant ecosystem service, of the order of 90000 PEQ per year.C SaurelJG FerreiraD CheneyA SuhrbierB DeweyJ DavisJ CordellInter-ResearcharticleAquaculture. Fisheries. AnglingSH1-691EcologyQH540-549.5ENAquaculture Environment Interactions, Vol 5, Iss 3, Pp 255-270 (2014)
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spellingShingle	Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling SH1-691 Ecology QH540-549.5 C Saurel JG Ferreira D Cheney A Suhrbier B Dewey J Davis J Cordell Ecosystem goods and services from Manila clam culture in Puget Sound: a modelling analysis
description	The carrying capacity of a 2.4 ha Manila clam Venerupis philippinarum farm, using mechanised harvesting in North Puget Sound, WA, US, was determined by means of an ecological model; the results were also scaled to Puget Sound as a whole. An individual Manila clam growth model was developed, calibrated and validated for the commercial farm, together with a macroalgal model to simulate fouling of the predator nets by seaweeds. Both models are based on our previously developed generic frameworks for bivalves (AquaShell) and seaweeds (AquaFrond). For the most part, equations are taken or adapted from the literature and parameterised for the studied site. The individual models were incorporated into the Farm Aquaculture Resource Management (FARM) model to simulate the production cycle, environmental effects and economic optimisation of culture. Both the individual and farm-scale models are built using object-oriented programming. Potential effects of clam production on seaweed growth were analysed and found to be about 10% above background. The FARM model was also used to classify the farm area with respect to its eutrophication status, by applying the Assessment of Estuarine Trophic Status (ASSETS) model. Farm production ranging from 32 to 45 t of clams per year is well reproduced by the model. Harvest yield is very sensitive to mortality, and profitability is very sensitive to seed costs. Manila clam culture provides a potential nutrient credit trading value of over $41000 per year, over 1000 Population-Equivalents (PEQ, i.e. loading from humans or equivalent loading from agriculture or industry) with respect to eutrophication control. The potential income would add 21% to the annual profit ($194900) from clam sales. A scaling exercise to the whole of Puget Sound is in reasonable agreement with declared production (difference of 16%), and suggests that clams provide a significant ecosystem service, of the order of 90000 PEQ per year.
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author	C Saurel JG Ferreira D Cheney A Suhrbier B Dewey J Davis J Cordell
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title	Ecosystem goods and services from Manila clam culture in Puget Sound: a modelling analysis
title_short	Ecosystem goods and services from Manila clam culture in Puget Sound: a modelling analysis
title_full	Ecosystem goods and services from Manila clam culture in Puget Sound: a modelling analysis
title_fullStr	Ecosystem goods and services from Manila clam culture in Puget Sound: a modelling analysis
title_full_unstemmed	Ecosystem goods and services from Manila clam culture in Puget Sound: a modelling analysis
title_sort	ecosystem goods and services from manila clam culture in puget sound: a modelling analysis
publisher	Inter-Research
publishDate	2014
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Ecosystem goods and services from Manila clam culture in Puget Sound: a modelling analysis

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