Authors

K. R. Tenore, Skidaway Institute of Oceanography, P.O. Box 13687, Savannah, Georgia, 31406, U.S.A.
L. F. Boyer, Department of Geology and Geophysics, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, 06520, U.S.A.
R. M. Cal, I.E.O. Laboratorio de la Coruna, La Coruna, Spain
J. Corral, Instituto Español de Oceanografía (I.E.O.), Alcala 27, Madrid, Spain
C. Garcia-Fernandez, Instituto Español de Oceanografía (I.E.O.), Alcala 27, Madrid, Spain
N. Gonzalez, I.E.O. Laboratorio de la Coruna, La Coruna, Spain
E. Gonzalez-Gurriaran, I.E.O. Laboratorio de la Coruna, La Coruna, Spain
R. B. Hanson, Skidaway Institute of Oceanography, P.O. Box 13687, Savannah, Georgia, 31406, U.S.A.
J. Iglesias, I.E.O. Laboratorio de Vigo, Vigo, Spain
M. Krom, Department of Geology and Geophysics, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, 06520, U.S.A.
E. Lopez-Jamar, I.E.O. Laboratorio de la Coruna, La Coruna, Spain
J. McClain, Skidaway Institute of Oceanography, P.O. Box 13687, Savannah, Georgia, 31406, U.S.A.
M. M. Pamatmat, Tiburon Center for Environmental Studies, P.O. Box 855, Tiburon, California, 94920, U.S.A.
A. Perez, I.E.O. Laboratorio de Santander, Santander, Spain
D. C. Rhoads, Department of Geology and Geophysics, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, 06520, U.S.A.
G. de Santiago, Instituto Español de Oceanografía (I.E.O.), Alcala 27, Madrid, Spain
J. Tietjen, Department of Biology, City College of New York, New York, New York, 10031, U.S.A.
J. Westrich, Department of Geology and Geophysics, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, 06520, U.S.A.
H. L. Windom, Skidaway Institute of Oceanography, P.O. Box 13687, Savannah, Georgia, 31406, U.S.A.

Abstract

Nutrient-rich North Atlantic water upwells off the NW coast of Spain and intermittently intrudes into the rias, coastal embayments, by displacement during periods of offshore winds. High primary production associated with the upwelling supports an intensive raft culture of the edible mussel, Mytilus edulis. This culture is most intensive (ca. 2000 rafts) in the Ria de Arosa, and results in one of the highest protein yields per unit area on earth....

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