Queen scallop (Aequipecten opercularis) growth monitoring - SAMS IMTA Lab

Queen scallop (Aequipecten opercularis) spat naturally settled on shellfish grow-out strutcures deployed at SAMS IMTA Lab; in particular within nestier trays holding King scallops. Spat was translocated into separate nestier trays deployed beneath King scallop trays in August 2023. Every 3-4 months, scaled photographs were recorded of the on-growing Queen scallops, with images being uploaded to ImageJ for measurement of individual's shell height and their growth over time (Aug 2023 - July 2024).