01974naa a2200193 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001910000160006024500840007626000090016052014000016965300160156965300160158565300230160165300190162465300110164370000160165477301100167011270242018-01-31       2016    bl uuuu     u00u1 u    #d1 aRUPP, G. S.  aAquaculture of the scallop Nodipecten nodosus in Brazil.h[electronic resource]  c2016  aThe Brazilian coast extends for more than 8000 km along the western Atlantic Ocean being the largest tropical/sub-tropical coastline in the world. As a result, there is a wide variety of environments and great biodiversity along the coast, where multiple uses of marine resources currently take place. Bivalve aquaculture as an economic activity started around 1990 in Santa Catarina State, Southern Brazil, where it has experienced a significant growth in recent years. Mussels (Perna perna) and oysters (Crassostrea gigas) are the main cultured species and its production represent around 97.5% of all bivalves cultured in the country (Brasil, 2013). The scallop Nodipecten nodosus (Figure 24.2) is currently under commercial cultivation in Santa Catarina and Rio de Janeiro, with attempts to develop its commercial cultivation also in S??o Paulo. Bivalve culture in general is experiencing increased production and attaining greater importance as na economic alternative to the declining artisanal fisheries. As a result, the demand for clear and pristine waters for bivalve culture is contributing to an increased environmental awareness in coastal communities and eliciting public policies towards shellfish sanitation and proper coastal zone management. The results of research carried out in Santa Catarina with aquaculture of the scallop Nodipecten nodosus are presented in this Chapter.  aaquicultura  acrescimento  aNodipecten nodosus  asobreviv??ncia  aVieira1 aPARSONS, J.  tIn: Shumway, S.E. and Parsons, G. J. Scallops: Biology Ecology and Aquaculture. New York: Elsevier, 2016.