there is a big industry of scallop culture in china, and bay scallop (argopecten irradians) and zhikong scallop (chlamys farreri) are the most important cultured marine mollusks.
扇贝养殖业是我国海水养殖的支柱性产业,海湾扇贝和栉孔扇贝是扇贝养殖业中的两个重要的养殖品种。
phytoplankton is the main food to the bivalve filter-feeders and the marine primary producer, so the impacts on the phytoplankton community by scallop culture deserve studying.