Worldwide production of farmed shellfish is estimated at 12 million tonnes/year, compared with 26 million tonnes/year of fish and 2.1 million tonnes/year of crustaceans. This figure includes 4 million tonnes of oysters, 3.43 million tonnes of clams, 1.5 million tonnes of various species of mussels...

This session presents a brief history of French marine aquaculture; its strengths and weaknesses and the food, industrial and biotechnological perspectives (in the context of the transition) of resources in the algae, fish and mollusc culture sectors in France, beginning from fishing or gathering...

The French network REPAMO was created in 1992 and was in-charge of the surveillance and monitoring of the mollusc health along the French coast according to the European legislation. The missions of the network includes: surveillance of notifiable diseases present in France, study of abnormal...

Objective: This study aims to provide information on controlling the production costs of fish farms located in the Saint-Louis region in Senegal and to identify target consumers and their eating habits. Methodology and results: Surveys were carried out in the region among producers (five fish ...

In the Philippines, the coastal area of the province of Pampanga is well known for its aquaculture potential. Development of the first brackish water fish ponds for milkfish (Chanos chanos) culture dates back to the beginning of the xxth century. However, the main expansion of this sector began in...

SYSAAF is a professional association (Act 1884) which in 2001 included 40 structures developing programmes to improve rational management of species for breeding including poultry, fish and oysters, and 22 for aquaculture. Today, the role of SYSAAF is for research and development. It provides...

Created in 1952 under the name of SNAA, the SYSAAF is a non-profit professional association (French Law 1884) which groups together companies developing rational programs of genetic improvement and-or management applied to poultry, fish and oyster species. In 2010, 39 companies were SYSAAF' member, ...

To demonstrate the importance of regulation and the natural productivity in the economic valuation of oyster production areas, we estimated a hedonic price function of oyster leases in Arcachon Bay. The "oyster land" have the particularity to be concessions of Maritime Public Domain and are...

In New Brunswick, aquaculture has a significant economic value. There is interest in the rearing of 2 species of shellfish on the province's East Coast: the blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) and the eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica). Although the rearing techniques are well-known, overwintering...

This soft-shell clam study was performed during 2003 and 2004 in the barachois of La Malbaie in order to measure the displacement, orientation of movement, and the survival and retrieval rates following seeding. Each of the 480 (35-40 mm size) soft-shell clams was measured, numbered, and tagged...