The total organic aquaculture production at EU 27 level is estimated at 74.032 tonnes in 2020, accounting for 6.4% of the total EU aquaculture production. The production has increased by 60% compared to 2015 (46.341 tonnes at EU 27 level in 2015), this is mainly due to a growth in organic mussel...

To evaluate the effect of stocking density on pre-fattening growth and survival, Manila clam seeds from three different batches (B1, B2, and B3) were farmed in plastic net lanterns at two sites (western and northern) in Sacca degli Scardovari (Italy). Different stocking densities were compared,...

Several planktonic dinoflagellates can produce lipophilic phycotoxins that represent a significant threat to public health as well as to shellfish and fish farming. Poisoning related to some of these toxins is categorised as diarrhetic shellfish poisoning. We analysed 975 shellfish samples from...

This work focuses on the selection of new areas for shellfish farming along the coast of the Northern Adriatic Sea (Italy). Shellfish site suitability was assessed by means of a methodology based on Spatial Multi-Criteria Evaluation (SMCE), which provided the framework to combine mathematical...

The Sacca di Goro is a shallow, brackish, eutrophic coastal lagoon in the southernmost part of the Po River Delta (northern Adriatic Sea, Italy). It is heavily exploited for rearing the Manila clam (Tapes philippinarum), mean annual production since 1986 being 10 000 t. Commercial cultivation of...

Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas) farming has developed in recent years along the Italian coasts of the Adriatic sea. This is particularly true in sites located in the northern area and only recently becoming more common in the southern area, which is different particularly in regards to...

In recent years, interest in farming the grooved carpet shell Venerupis decussata (Linnaeus, 1758) in Sardinian lagoons has greatly increased due to a decrease in clam populations. Aquaculturists around the world have developed a variety of different clam farming systems, notably for the Manila ...

The cultivated Manila clam, Ruditapes philippinarum, and the accidentally introduced Asian date mussel, Musculista senhousia, are nowadays the most abundant bivalve species in the Sacca di Goro (northeastern Italy). M. senhousia, with its sub-surficial extended mats, creates quite a heavy...

The total organic aquaculture production in Italy in 2015 was of 2347 t, and it accounted for almost 1.1% of the total aquaculture production. This situation is comparable with that of other western countries, where organic production accounts for about 1.5-2% of the total aquaculture production....

In an area of the central basin of the lagoon of Venice, Italy, where there are relevant natural beds of T. philippinarum, the relationship between the development of this bivalve and the level of tidal exposure was studied. The results of the sampling provide information on growth, density and...