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| Title | Shellfish farming in Taranto: tradition, problems and opportunities |
| Abstract | Since the end of the 18th century, the Mar Piccolo has been an important site for shellfish farming ('mollusk industry'), whose fame exceeded the national borders. The traditional farming technique of involved suspending specimens of Mytilus galloprovincialis Lamarck 1819 (mussels) from wooden stakes driven into the sea bottom. In the 90's, they began to replace the stakes with long-lines. As concerning production, it reached values comprised between 40,000 - 60,000 tons y-1. A sustainable management plan has never been established for Mar Piccolo. Taranto mussel culture is artisanal and operates traditionally through family-run cooperatives. The total mussel culture enterprise, comprised of 37 individual cooperatives, employs about 900 farmers (of which 600 are part-time workers). Until today, the catastrophic events that affected the Mar Piccolo (a Site of National Interest for its high levels of pollution) have heavily impacted on the goods and services of the basin, including shellfish farming. As an example, in 2011, mussel culture in the First Inlet of the Mar Piccolo was banned following detection of PCBs and dioxins in the mussels. In this critical period in the history of the Mar Piccolo, it is desirable strengthening the support to shellfish farming to improve the quality of mollusks and the life of shellfish farmers, as well as to bring its deep socioeconomic and cultural value back to this ancient activity. |
| Source | Erasmus+ project S.T.E.P.S. : Seas, Tourism, Environment, Protection, Sustainability - Sea Future: beetween innovation and tradition, Taranto, 17 maggio 2018 |
| Keywords | musselssustainabilityintegrated coastal zone managementMar Piccolo |
| Year | 2018 |
| Type | Presentazione |
| Authors | Caroppo C., Portacci G. |
| Text | 393518 2018 mussels sustainability integrated coastal zone management Mar Piccolo Shellfish farming in Taranto tradition, problems and opportunities Caroppo C., Portacci G. Istituto di Ricerca sulle Acque Since the end of the 18th century, the Mar Piccolo has been an important site for shellfish farming mollusk industry , whose fame exceeded the national borders. The traditional farming technique of involved suspending specimens of Mytilus galloprovincialis Lamarck 1819 mussels from wooden stakes driven into the sea bottom. In the 90 s, they began to replace the stakes with long lines. As concerning production, it reached values comprised between 40,000 60,000 tons y 1. A sustainable management plan has never been established for Mar Piccolo. Taranto mussel culture is artisanal and operates traditionally through family run cooperatives. The total mussel culture enterprise, comprised of 37 individual cooperatives, employs about 900 farmers of which 600 are part time workers . Until today, the catastrophic events that affected the Mar Piccolo a Site of National Interest for its high levels of pollution have heavily impacted on the goods and services of the basin, including shellfish farming. As an example, in 2011, mussel culture in the First Inlet of the Mar Piccolo was banned following detection of PCBs and dioxins in the mussels. In this critical period in the history of the Mar Piccolo, it is desirable strengthening the support to shellfish farming to improve the quality of mollusks and the life of shellfish farmers, as well as to bring its deep socioeconomic and cultural value back to this ancient activity. Published version Erasmus project S.T.E.P.S. Seas, Tourism, Environment, Protection, Sustainability Sea Future beetween innovation and tradition Taranto 17 maggio 2018 Internazionale Su invito Shellfish farming in Taranto presentazione Congresso Shellfish farming in Taranto, Archimede.pdf Presentazione carmela.caroppo CAROPPO CARMELA giuseppe.portacci PORTACCI GIUSEPPE |