Monthly Variation of Biochemical Composition of Lagoon Cockle (Cerastoderma glaucum, Bruguière, 1789), from Çardak Lagoon (Turkey)

• Published in: Thalassas : revista de ciencias del mar Vol. 38; no. 2; pp. 885 - 893
• Main Author: Vural, Pervin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 01-10-2022; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Allometry; Ashes; Biochemical characteristics; Biochemical composition; Biochemistry; Carbohydrates; Cerastoderma glaucum; Coastal Sciences; Correlation; Earth and Environmental Science; Earth Sciences; Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management; Freshwater & Marine Ecology; Lagoons; Length-weight relationships; Lipids; Marine & Freshwater Sciences; Meat; Moisture; Moisture effects; Oceanography; Proteins; Yields; Length–weight relationship; Condition index; Biochemical composition; Çardak Lagoon; Çanakkale Strait
• ISSN: 0212-5919; 2366-1674
• DOI: 10.1007/s41208-022-00423-7

In the present study, lagoon cockle samples (
Cerastoderma glaucum
, Bruguière, 1789) were collected from Çardak Lagoon (Çanakkale Strait) between January 2017 and December 2018. Its morphology, condition index, meat yield, length–weight relationship and biochemical characteristics (protein, lipid, carbohydrate, moisture and ash) were examined and were found values of length, weight condition index and meat yield were in the range of 31.69–40.58 mm, 12.62–22.81 g, 3.48–7.61 and 10.40–17.14%, respectively. W/L relationship of
C. glaucum
exhibited a negative allometry. A positive correlation was found between meat yield and condition index (p < 0.05). Main component of
C. glaucum
meat were moisture (56.73–69.52%) and protein (59.34–67.88%) with carbohydrate (3.49–19.33%), lipid (9.65–16.47%) and ash (9.39–13.20%) being other components. Moisture was positively correlated with carbohydrate but negatively correlated with protein (p < 0.05).