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Profile updated on 17 August 2016

SUMMARY

SUMMARY

IDENTIFICATION

SCIENTIFIC NAME(s)

Aequipecten opercularis

SPECIES NAME(s)

Queen scallop

It is difficult to define distinct populations of scallops as they may either disperse over large distances in their planctonic phase or, in some cases, remain within a localized hydrological area over generations (Seafish, 2013). A localized assessment has been conducted for the Isle of Man despite some indications that there is a larger Irish Sea and off Northern Ireland population (Beaumont, 1982; Andrews et al, 2011). Connectivity with West of Scotland populations is unknown, so a profile exists for fisheries operating in Irish Sea and W of Scotland.

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ANALYSIS

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