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...

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...

The recent discovery of Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas (also known as Magallana gigas) spatfields in a Mediterranean lagoon intensely exploited for shellfish farming (Thau lagoon) revealed significant contrasts in spatial patterns of recruitment. We evaluated the processes that drive spatial...

5 species bivalves 'feeding behavior on different food, including flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus) faeces, residual feed and deposition was studied so as to discuss the potential IMTA based on filter-feeding bivalves. Results showed the 5 species bivalves could feed on fish faeces, residual feed...

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 ...

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...

This study investigated trophic fractionation of fish-derived waste materials by co-cultured species in an integrated multi-trophic aquaculture (IMTA) practice off Tongyoung Coast. Additionally, this study was aimed to identify suitable extractive species based on stable isotope analysis. Red sea...

Oysters and seagrasses provide structurally complex estuarine habitat for fish and invertebrate species. On the U.S. West Coast, complex oyster habitat was historically provided by the native Olympia oyster Ostrea lurida but is now provided by the commercially cultured oyster Crassostrea gigas. ...

With increasing concern over the environment in mariculture, the integrated culture has received extensive attention in recent years. For management of aquaculture farms, a biophysical model was developed to quantify the potential influence of bivalves-seaweed integrated culture on pelagic...

Oyster (Crassostrea gigas) shell-loading in aquaculture systems can regulate water quality, a critical factor for Litopenaeus vannamei growth. However, the effects of oyster shell-loading on the bacterial community composition and their interactions during shrimp culture processes remain elusive....