Russia: Storms in Kuban destroyed up to 90% of the equipment for growing oysters and mussels

“The mariculture farms in the Black Sea adjacent to the Anapa and Geledzhik districts of the Krasnodar Territory were hit the hardest; up to 90% of the collectors were damaged or destroyed,” the regional Ministry of Agriculture reported. Experimental farms were also affected. Today, Russian scientists are studying the adaptation of Pacific fry to the conditions of the Black Sea. If previously juveniles were imported from France and other European countries, then after the introduction of sanctions, supplies stopped. Now experts use the Pacific population. They study the growth rate of the fry and their survival rate. Moreover, all farms are located in ecologically ...