The first U.S. National Report on Aquaculture for the 41st U.S. Japan Natural Resources Panel on Aquaculture overviews major policy items, current trends in aquaculture production, and other important developments affecting contemporary U.S. aquaculture. Policy - April 2013 saw the release of the...

This special issue contains topics on fisheries and aquaculture, including A recruitment forecasting model for the Pacific stock of the Japanese sardine (Sardinops melanostictus); population structure and reproductive parameters of the longneck croaker Pseudotolithus typus in nearshore waters of...

Molluscs are major aquaculture species worldwide. Molluscan aquaculture accounts for approximately 27% of the total world aquaculture production. The use and exchange of genetic resources have played an important role in the development of molluscan aquaculture. The introduction and use of...

This article describes size of the aquafeed industry, the key trends and demand, the major producers the predicted increase in the demand and production of feeds as a response to the increased catfish, tilapia, freshwater prawns and marine shrimp production in Japan, China and other Asia-Pacific...

Rational management is required for the profitability of the Japanese aquaculture industry and to promote investment in the industry. Although bioeconomic modeling could facilitate rational aquaculture management, it has not been applied in Japanese marine aquaculture. In the present study, we...

The oyster farming rafts occupy 200 ha of the water surface in Hiroshima Bay. Each floating raft (ca. 11 m wide × 26 m long) hangs a total of 600 wires (ca. 10 m depth) each attaching 40 oysters' collectors, providing a complex underwater structure. Though the raft structure has been suggested to...

Intermediate culture of artificial seeds of the asari clam, Ruditapes philippinarum, was conducted in bags formed of raschel net with gravel mixed with fragmented scallop shells or pelletized oyster shells as a substrate in the fishing ground of the asari clam in Usu Bay, the east coast of Funka...

The efficacy of using polyethylene net bags containing gravel and pelletized oyster shell powder for natural seed collection of asari clam (Ruditapes philippinarum) was tested at ten study sites along the coast of Gokasho Bay, Mie, Japan. Numerous clams were collected in tidal flats on the left...

Isahaya Bay is a branch of Ariake Sound, Kyushu, where the tidal range is the largest in Japan. Culture of Manila clam, Ruditapes philippinarum, commenced in the 1970s and is currently the most important industry in the Konagaicho Fisheries Cooperative. The Cooperative introduced a demarcated...