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  Pre-feasibility Study for the Installation of a Chilean Mussel Mytilus chilensis (Hupe, 1854) Seed Hatchery in the Lakes Region, Chiles
  Author(s): Uriarte I, Carrasco AV, Astorga M, Cisterna A, Farías A, Espinoza V Uriarte I, Carrasco AV, Astorga M, Cisterna A, Farías A, Espinoza V
  
  Chile is the fourth world’s largest producer of mussels, concentrating 90% of the production of Mytilus chilensis, the Chilean mussel or Patagonian mussel, in the Lakes Region (40°13’ to 44°3’ S, 74°49’ to 71°34’ W). The mussel seed production in Chile depends exclusively on natural collection and currently faces a serious seed shortage crisis, with a decrease of 15% in natural collection during 2012. This study evaluated the pre-feasibility of producing Chilean mussel seed in hatchery. Results showed that although there is technical, legal, environmental, political and managerial viability, the current financial conditions are not adequate to produce mussel seed under modeled hatchery conditions, the NPV: Net Present Value is >0. Seed production in hatchery was not profitable due to both the low price of Chilean mussels in national and.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2150-3508.1000102

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