This work contain conference proceedings on the reproduction, physiology, feeding, diseases, culture and management of shellfish.

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...

Crustacean fisheries in the Caribbean Region are limited primarily to spiny lobster, Panulirus argus (the most valuable marine fishery throughout the Region), trawl fisheries for penaeid shrimp along the continental shelf of Latin America and the Greater Antilles and some minor local fisheries for...

A survey was conducted in Regions 1 (Ilocos), 3 (Central Luzon), 6 (Western Visayas) and 7 (Central Visayas) of the Philippines between 20 May and 25 July 2002. Questionnaires were distributed and interviews were performed during the study to establish the trends in cultivation management after the ...

Bivalve mollusc aquaculture constitutes the most valuable aquaculture industry among Pacific island countries, however it is for round pearl production from blacklip oyster Pinctada margeritifera. Large-scale commercialised fisheries or aquaculture production and export of molluscs for food is...

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...

Germplasm are the genetic materials of germ cells, including gametes, embryos, or larvae. Preservation of germplasm is usually achieved through cryopreservation. The technology of cryopreservation has been applied for human artificial reproduction as a clinical treatment for infertility and for...

The Richibucto environment and resource enhancement project was started in 1995 with the objective of contributing to the social, recreational and economic well being of the residents of the Richibucto river basin (New Brunswick, Canada). An overview of the aquaculture-related studies that form...