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Commercialization of the bioinvasive mussel Perna viridis (Linnaeus, 1758), in the municipality of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Ballast water is used by ships to ensure their operational safety and stability. However, the use of seawater as ballast can cause the dispersal of exotic marine species. Native species from other regions can be transported, causing serious socio-environmental and economic consequences, due to interaction with local species. The present study aimed to record the occurrence of bivalve mussel Perna viridis, produced, collected and sold in the city of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This mollusc originating in Asia is now abundant in Guanabara Bay, in Rio de Janeiro. Furthermore, the disastrous consequences of the introduction of this invasive species for the native species of the region, the Perna perna mussel, were noted. Observation of the spread of P. viridis mussels at the site occurred from January to August 2022, with monthly visits to three communities in Niterói that sell mussels, as follows: Jurujuba (cultivation area), Boa Viagem and Centro (extractivism), coastal regions of the Guanabara Bay. It was concluded that this occurrence was demonstrated in the cultivation, extractivism, and irregular commercialization of this species introduced in Guanabara Bay without the knowledge of the competent bodies in Brazil.

Source: Boletim do Instituto de Pesca

DOI: 10.20950/1678-2305/bip.2024.51.e905

Authors: Carlos Eduardo de Freitas Guimarães Filho, Mariana Moysés Delorme, Flávia Aline Andrade Calixto, Maria Carmela Kasnowski, Eliana de Fátima Marques de Mesquita

Institutions: Universidade Federal Fluminense, Fundação Instituto de Pesca do Estado do Rio de Janeiro

Language: English

Topic: Marine Ecology and Invasive Species

Subfield: Global and Planetary Change

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Life below water

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $300