Kepadatan dan pertumbuhan kerang darah Anadara antiquata L. di kawasan Teluk Sungai Pisang Kota Padang, Sumatera Barat telah dilakukan dari Maret sampai Desember 2004. Kerang A. antiquata dikoleksi dengan metoda sistimatik sampling. Lokasi pencuplikan kerang A. antiquata dibagi atas tiga strata. Masing-masing strata dibagi atas 3 stasiun berdasarkan kedalaman.Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa kepadatan tertinggi kerang A. antiquata ditemukan di stasiun 1 strata III yaitu 1.8 ind./m2 dan kepadatan terendah di stasiun 3 strata I yaitu 0.9 ind./m2. Laju pertumbuhan kerang A. antiquata yang tertinggi ukuran 3 cm yaitu 0,064±0,043 cm/ind./15 hari dan yang terendah ukuran 5 cm yaitu 0,009±0,011 cm/ind./15 hari dengan persamaan korelasi Y=0,087?0,0165X ; r=0,976.

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The population density and growth of the cockle Anadara antiquata L. Pelecypoda in Pisang River bay area Padang city, west Sumatera. The research has been done from March to December in 2004. The cockles A. antiquata were collected with systimatic stratified method. The cockle A. antiquata colletion site were divided three strata. The each strata were divided three station based on the water depth.Results of the research showed that the higest density of the cockle A. antiquata was found at station 1 strata III (1.8 ind./m2) and the lowest density at the station 3 strata I (0.9 ind./m2). The higest growth rate of A. antiquata was the length 3 cm (0.064 ± 0.043 cm/ind./15 day) and the lowest growth rate was the length 5 cm (0.009± 0.011 cm/ind./15 day) with corellation similarity Y=0.087?0.0165X; r=0.976).