Abstract:
From September 2017 to January 2018, the experiment on artificial seedling technology, or so called triple flat method, for Malina clam (
Ruditapes philippinarum) was carried out in diked tidal flats of A, B and C in Dongbi Island of Fuqing. The flats A and B were used for seedling cultivation and C for food cultivation. A total of 1 670 tons of Malina clam were put into the flats A and B in September 2017, and four largescale spawnings occurred during the seedling period of the parent clams. Results showed that the sperm and egg emission rates of parent clams were 32.00%-84.00% and the hatching rates were 45.00%-68.54%, respectively. The growth rates of planktonic larvae were 4.73-7.14 μm/d. The attachment metamorphosis rate was 28.37%-59.67%. The growth rate of juvenile shells was 7.08-25.10 μm/d. As results, 758.0 billion grainsize seedlings were cultivated with a survival rate of 50.23%. Therefore, the triple flat method in reclamation area could improve the biological feed supply, the growth rate and survival rate of seedlings.