Spawning and recruitment in the Peruvian scallop Argopecten purpuratus

Abstract

Between successive spawnings. This study shows that A. purpuratus is a continuous spawner with ously recorded and showed a marked relation with spawning time as well as to recuperation time abundance and recruitment of scallop seed on the natural banks. In situ temperature was simultane-the Peruvian scallop Argopecten purpuratus were determined using information on gonad index, larval ABSTRACT: During a 15 mo period (February 1983 to May 1984), spawning and recruitment pulses of spawning peaks that are only partially reflected in the recruitment pattern, indicating that spawning intensity and success of subsequent recruitment are not closely related.