blue mussels depuration flow: musselsalive factsheet
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This presentation and video is part of the Training Fact Sheets Guide on grading, handling, transportation, conditioning and storage of blue musselsTRANSCRIPT
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Swansea University
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Photo by Sara Barrento
Sara BarrentoIngrid Lupatsch
Alex Keay
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The
Depuration trial
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Conditions of approval
Bulk bins require a minimum flow rate 6500L/h per bin for 250kg of mussels to keep minimum oxygen levels, that is above 5 mg/L ... to keep oxygen > 5mg/L or 50%
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Conditions of approval
But pumping water is expensive,
as it consumes energy and increases the carbon footprint…
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Can oxygen be maintained
above 5 mg/L at flows lower
than 6500 L/h?
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6500L/h
6500L/h3000L/h
3000L/h2500L/h
2500L/h
Different Flows Regimes tested for 42 h
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Mussels were harvested and graded as usual
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… and placed in the bins
12.6 ̊C
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12.6 ̊C
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Oxygen sampling
20 hours24 hours42 hours
30 min90 min7 hours
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False Floor
FF
Bottom
MiddleMC
Top
Drain
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ResultsOxygen (mg/L) at 12.6 ̊C
0.0
1.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
5.0
6.0
7.0
8.0
9.0
FF Bottom Middle MC Top Drain
Oxy
gen
(m
g/L
)
2500 L/h 3000L/h 6000 L/h6500 L/h
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79 %
81 %
Drain
83%
87 %
85 %72 %
83 %77 %
ResultsOxygen (%)
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Can oxygen be maintained
> 5 mg/L at flows lower
than 6500 L/h?Yes, 2500 L/h and
temperature <12.6⁰C
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Dissemination
“A novel event in this conference this year was to present the results of science projects in which ASSG is interested or a partner. Sara Barrento got this off to an excellent start with a lively presentation on MusselsAlive.”
The Grower, December 2012
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Dissemination
A news article was written by Sara Barrento and published on the last edition of the Grower (March 2013).
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Dissemination
A fact sheet was created to disseminate the main results and recommendations to the industry