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...

In Columbia (Pacific coast), Ecuador, and Peru the production of molluscs is entirely based on the natural resources and is chiefly restricted to mussels, scallops (Chlamys purpurata), and the mangrove cockles of the genus Anadara. Culture activities in these countries are still in a preliminary...

The Southern King Crab -SKC- (Lithodes santolla) is a highly demanded gastronomic resource in South America, specially from tourism. As many others crab fisheries, the current state of L. santolla's population in the Beagle Channel is compromised, since the production of new recruits is below its...

The use of fish as feed for aquaculture is controversial. Some say that the practice should be reduced or stopped, arguing that it is not in the interest of consumers who otherwise would have eaten the fish used. Capture fisheries produces some 90-95 million tonnes of fish per year of which between ...

For many of the world's poor, aquatic products are critical for food security and health. Because the global population is increasing as wild aquatic stocks are declining, aquaculture is an increasingly important source of aquatic products. We undertook a scoping review of the English-language...

Perkinsus spp. have been detected in various bivalve species from north-east Brazil. Santa Catarina is a South Brasil state with the highest national oyster production. Considering the pathogenicity of some Perkinsus spp., a study was carried out to survey perkinsosis in two oyster species cultured ...

Shrimp farming is a highly valuable aquaculture industry globally. Domesticated and selectively bred stocks of Litopenaeus vannamei are farmed throughout Asia and South America, however, selective breeding in Australian farmed shrimp (Penaeus monodon) is currently severely underutilised. Disease...

Poyang Lake is the largest freshwater lake in China and sustains a high level of biodiversity in the mid-reach area of the Yangtze River watershed. Poyang Lake is also one of the most important aquaculture regions in China, and a great number of non-native species have been introduced into it. We...

In soft sediment marine communities, fishes frequently bite off extended siphons of buried clams; the consequential shortening of the siphon is known to reduce burial depth of the clams, secondarily increasing their vulnerability to lethal excavating predators. In this study, siphon nipping on the...