ASPEK MORFOMETRI KERANG DARAH (ANADARA GRANOSA L.) HASIL BUDIDAYA DI PERAIRAN DESA SUKAL, KABUPATEN BANGKA BARAT

Abstrak

Blood clams (Anadara granosa L.) is one of edible shellfish that is widely cultivated in  Sukal village, West Bangka regency, Bangka Belitung Islands Province. The study of the quality of the aquatic environment and morphometric aspects is essential for the sustainability of the shellfish resources. The research aimed to analyze the water quality and the morphometry of blood clams cultivated in Sukal village. The sample was collected from June to  July in the year 2019 at three difference farmers ponds. The range of water temperature; salinity; pH (29-30 ^oC;12-29 ⁰/_00; 6,9-7,3) and mud substrate was suitable for blood clam farming in Sukal Village. The result found a positive allometric relationship between shell length and wet weight of A.granosa, but a negative allometric relationship for shell length and total weight. Morphometric data will be useful for knowing population characteristic A. granosa cultivated in Sukal Village to reach sustainable shellfish resources. Further study needed to obtain the morphometric data related the A. granosa's life cycle and the relationship of the water pollutant to the blood clam's dimension.