TABLE 1.
Key details of the study sites examined for Cerastoderma edule, along with information on individual beds
Site | Bed | Coordinates | Seawater temperature (°C) | Salinity | Abundance |
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Carlingford Lough (Ireland) | Oyster Farm | 54°02′N, 6°10′W | 8.2–15 a | 19.8 a | — |
Dundalk Bay (Ireland) | Annagassan | 53°52′N, 6°20′W | 6–17 a | 33.4–34 a | 1,875 tonnes in 2018 b |
Cooley | 54°00′N, 6°17′W | ||||
Cork Harbour (Ireland) | Cuskinny | 51°51′N, 8°15′W | 6.9–17.6 a | 33.1–34.8 a | <10 per m2 |
Ringaskiddy | 51°49′N, 8°18′W | ||||
Arcachon Bay (France) | Banc d'Arguin | 44°35′N, 1°14′W | 9.5–21.1 c | 32–35 c | Reaching 2,390 ind/m c |
Ria de Aveiro (Portugal) | Mira Channel | 40°38′N, 8°44′W | 11–22 e | 0–36 f | Reaching 1,200 ind/m2 |