{"id":6889,"date":"2024-10-03T19:37:32","date_gmt":"2024-10-03T19:37:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bluefarmenvironment.com\/?post_type=project&#038;p=6889"},"modified":"2026-05-12T14:01:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T14:01:28","slug":"chamelea-gallina","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/www.bluefarmenvironment.com\/en\/project\/chamelea-gallina\/","title":{"rendered":"Chamelea gallina"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_0  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h3>The service<\/h3>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Development of growth models for the striped venus clam (<i data-path-to-node=\"2\" data-index-in-node=\"57\">Chamelea gallina<\/i>) in the Adriatic Sea - ended<\/h4>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"4\">The service was commissioned by the <b data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"36\">Department of Comparative Biomedicine and Food Science (BCA) of the University of Padua<\/b>, with the aim of investigating the growth dynamics of the striped venus clam (<i data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"202\">Chamelea gallina<\/i>) along the Adriatic coast.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"5\">The primary focus of the consultancy was to determine whether the environmental variations recorded over the last decade have influenced the growth rates of these bivalves. Particular attention was paid to comparing the two main fishing areas: the <b data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"248\">Veneto<\/b> and the <b data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"263\">Marche<\/b> regions. This activity addressed the need for rigorous scientific tools for the sustainable management of fishery resources and for understanding the impact of climate change\u2014such as rising water temperatures\u2014on the productivity of natural beds.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_1  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_1  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h3>Bluefarm's role<\/h3>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"7\">Bluefarm provided its expertise in bioenergetics and satellite data analysis to develop a customized modeling framework:<\/p>\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"8\">\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"8,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"8,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Development of the bioenergetic model (SfG):<\/b> We implemented a <i data-path-to-node=\"8,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"62\">Scope for Growth<\/i> (SfG) model capable of simulating the individual energy balance of the clam, translating environmental variables (food availability and temperature) into somatic tissue and shell growth.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"8,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"8,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Copernicus environmental data analysis:<\/b> We extracted and processed decadal time series (2010-2023) from the <i data-path-to-node=\"8,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"108\">Copernicus Marine Service<\/i> portal, analyzing critical parameters such as Sea Surface Temperature (SST), chlorophyll-a concentration, and turbidity, identifying specific thermal and trophic trends for each area.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"8,2,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"8,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Validation and Calibration:<\/b> The model was calibrated using experimental growth data provided by the Client, derived from marking and recapture activities. This allowed us to verify the accuracy of the simulations against real growth observed in the field.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"8,3,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"8,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Statistical Analysis and Growth Indicators:<\/b> Using clustering techniques (K-means), we grouped years based on similar environmental conditions and defined a growth index (LT24) correlated with historical landing data. This approach highlighted how different local conditions (e.g., benthic solar irradiance and microalgae) influence the commercial size of the bivalves.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bluefarmenvironment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot_8.png\" width=\"377\" height=\"197\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7247 alignnone size-full\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bluefarmenvironment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot_8.png 377w, https:\/\/www.bluefarmenvironment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot_8-300x157.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 377px) 100vw, 377px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Study areas of the service<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bluefarmenvironment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot_7.png\" width=\"414\" height=\"300\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7245 alignnone size-full\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bluefarmenvironment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot_7.png 414w, https:\/\/www.bluefarmenvironment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot_7-300x217.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 414px) 100vw, 414px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Schematization of the bioenergetic model used in this study<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bluefarmenvironment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot_9-1.png\" width=\"574\" height=\"232\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7251 alignnone size-full\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Comparison between the historical series of the response index of the LT24 bioenergy model and the total landed area taken from the Veneto fishing area (CoGeVo Veneto data)<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":65,"featured_media":6488,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"project_category":[45],"project_tag":[],"class_list":["post-6889","project","type-project","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","project_category-innovative-services"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - 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