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. 2022 Feb 4;20(2):122. doi: 10.3390/md20020122

Table 1.

Landings (tons) of the main commercially exploited bivalve species from natural shellfish banks (artisanal fisheries) and from aquaculture along the Chilean coast during 2020. Codes for regions: CO: Coquimbo; BB: Bío Bío; LL; Los Lagos; AY: Aysén; MG: Magallanes; OR: Other 10 regions. Data from SERNAPESCA 2020 [49].

Scientific Names Common Names (English) Common Chilean Names (Spanish) Price
($US kg−1)
Administrative Regions Total
CO BB LL AY MG OR
Mytilus chilensis Blue mussel Chorito 1.0 7 400,230 4 28 35 400,304
Ameghinomya antiqua Clam Almeja 0.8 1 92 10,993 57 12 133 11,288
Aulacomya atra Ribbed mussel Cholga 0.6 109 6037 32 55 81 6314
Argopecten purpuratus Scallop Ostion del Norte 14,5 3987 380 4367
Tagelus dombeii Hard razor clam Navajuela 0.7 2700 221 249 3170
Choromytilus chorus Giant mussel Choro 0.5 41 2172 99 281 2593
Tawera gayi Baby clam Juliana 0.2 2504 0 2504
Mulinia edulis Clam Taquilla 0.1 1191 0 1191
Ensis macha Sea asparagus Huepo 1.3 832 328 0 1160
Mesodesma donacium Surf clam Macha 5 780 71 4 855
Chlamys vitrea Scallop Ostion del Sur 0.8 1 446 0 447
Ostrea chilensis Chilean oyster Ostra Chilena 0.9 401 0 401
Gari solida Clam Culengue 1.0 17 282 47 0 346
Semele solida Clam Tumbao 0.6 159 0 159
Magallana gigas Pacific oyster Ostra del Pacifico 6.2 67 2 23 2 94
Prothotaca taca Clam Taca 1.4 2 0 2
Total 4853 4882 412,428 183 529 1032 423,907