This section is comprised of 52 abstracts of papers presented at the 30th Milford Aquaculture Seminar. The topics discussed include shellfish aquaculture, its effects on the environment and ecology, pollution by heavy metals, techniques employed in shellfish culture, management of aquaculture...

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...

Predation, especially by crabs, is a common source of mortality for natural and farmed populations of intertidal clams. Consumption of juvenile "seed clams" forces aquaculturists to try to exclude predators and/or raise juveniles in hatcheries until they can reach a size refuge. We ran a variety of ...

This article examines the performance of selected California fisheries in 2008. In 2008, commercial fisheries landed an estimated 141 377 metric tons (t) of fishes and invertebrates from California ocean waters. This represents a decrease of nearly 18% from the 172 125 t landed in 2007, and a 44%...

Abstracts are those of articles presented at the annual meeting of the National Shellfisheries Association in Hyannis, Massachusetts, USA in June 1980. Articles appropriate to NAR/B were: Nonradiological studies of tray-held oysters, Crassostrea virginica, in the vicinity of the Calvert Cliffs...

Farms for eastern oyster Crassostrea virginica, which are commonly located along shallow estuarine shores of the eastern USA, use a range of farm equipment and require regular access to care for and harvest oyster livestock. In some cases, these farms are located in areas used by Atlantic horseshoe ...

Tidal impoundments have been used for centuries to enhance aquaculture production worldwide. Here, we examine the potential for lobster pounds, tidal impoundments common to Maine, USA, and Atlantic Canada, to serve as boundary objects that bridge the gap between the fishing and aquaculture...

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...

Bivalve aquaculture is an expanding coastal industry with the potential to modify the habitat of fish and crab species, affecting their refuge, movement, and feeding. The habitat function of shellfish aquaculture is not yet well understood, in part due to difficulties in data collection using...

The Suquamish Indian Tribe is located in Puget Sound, State of Washington, USA. Shellfish have always been, and will continue to be, important for subsistence, ceremonies, and commerce. However, the supply of clams and oysters to the tribal community is limited due to overharvest, lack of access to ...