Report of the Study Group on Spatfall and Recruitment in Bivalve Stocks

The Study Group on Spatfall and Recruitment in Bivalve Stocks was installed during the Statutory Meeting of 1993 and was the follow-up of two workshops on spatfall and recruitment of mussels and cockles held in Yerseke, The Netherlands, in 1992 and 1993. During the Statutory Meeting it was decided that, whereas the scope of the workshops had been restricted to mussels and cockles (after a period of recruitment failure in 1990-1993), the scope of the study group should encompass all bivalve species, including participation from the United States and Canada. During the Council Meeting in 1994, Dr C.H. Peterson was appointed co-chairman.