Since bivalves are filter-feeding organisms that can concentrate microorganisms and contaminants from the surrounding environment, there are strict sanitary requirements to ensure food safety. The legislation establishes a time limit of 2 months for shellfish relaying processes, but this study aims ...

This work presents an overview of the main residues (by-products) generated by fish -farming and bivalve mollusk culture in Galicia. The aim is to disseminate basic and applied knowledge pertaining to the chain of residue transformations, beginning with the producers and extending to the canneries...

Objective: Analyze the projects on aquatic species financed by CONAHCYT through the information provided by the Transparency Units (TU) of the public research centers (PRC) CIBNOR, CICESE and CIAD. Design/Methodology/Approach: The information was requested from the TUs of the centers through the...

Marine ecosystems have been traditionally exploited by coastal communities in several ways, especially by fishing. More recently, aquaculture has emerged as an activity through which coastal communities have diversified their economies. Thus, many regions of the world face the challenge of allowing ...

This issue contains topics on improved practices in life cycle assessment (LCA) of seafood and other aquatic products; implications of high animal by-product feed inputs in life cycle assessments of farmed Atlantic salmon; life cycle assessment of aquafeed ingredients; mapping the impacts of farmed ...

The African parasitic pea crab Afropinnotheres monodi lives in association with a high number of different bivalve species, although in its reproductive phase (soft females) a high prevalence has been observed infesting mainly intertidal Mytilus galloprovincialis. In recent years this pea crab has...

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...

The objective of this study was to determine whether Solen marginatus could be cultured to commercial size. Fertilized eggs measured 156.2 µm in diameter and they were surrounded by a 30-µm-thick chorionic envelope. Settlement occurred on day 9 when a length of 302.6 µm was reached. The percentage...

A total of 523 bacterial strains were isolated during a 4-year period from mollusc hatcheries (flat oyster and clams) in Galicia (NW Spain). All of the strains were tested for their antibacterial activity against three larval pathogens (Vibrio anguillarum USC-72, V. neptunius PP-145.98, and Vibrio...

Marine aquaculture releases mollusc shell debris which can accumulate on the seabed. Due to its low degradability, mollusc shell debris becomes integrated into the sediment, modifying both its structure and associated biogeochemical processes. These changes are expected to influence the biological...