The relationship of upwelling to mussel production in the rias on the western coast of Spain

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1987
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Abstract
We have calculated an upwelling index for each month over a 17-year period (1969-1985) for a point off the western coast of Spain.We interpret April through September values of the index to indicate the flux of nitrate-rich water into the Spanish Rias.The index representing the 6-month upwelling series has been correlated with an index representing the conditions of mussels grown during that season on rafts in Ria de Arosa.Two seasons represent extreme upwelling conditions over the 17-year sampling period: 1977 when the upwelling index was the highest, and 1983 when it was the lowest.A comparison of the condition of mussels during these years showed that meat content was double in 1977.We suggest, by this study, that long range forecasts of synoptic scale weather patterns could be used to predict the potential nutritional value of mussels harvested in the rias of Spain.
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Authors Jackson O. Blanton, K. R. Tenore, F. Castillejo, Larry P. Atkinson, F. B. Schwing, A. Lavín
Journal journal of marine research
Year 1987
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10.1357/002224087788401115
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https://doi.org/10.1357/002224087788401115
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