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...

Summer mortality is a phenomenon that causes mass die offs of molluscs during the summer months. Summer mortality affected molluscs include many economical important animals including; oysters, mussels, clams, scallops and abalone. The condition occurs in both natural and aquaculture environments...

In recent years, the coculture of organisms from different trophic levels has been practiced to improve water quality and nutrient consumption. In this context, this study evaluated the effect of Crassostrea stocking density on zootechnical performance and water quality of Litopenaeus vannamei...

Hatcheries providing seed for bivalve mollusc aquaculture can suffer from disease outbreaks resulting in high losses of larvae. Previous research demonstrated the effectiveness of candidate probiotics Phaeobacter inhibens S4 (S4) and Bacillus pumilus RI06-95 (RI) in protecting the larvae of eastern ...

This section of the Journal of Shellfish Research Volume 32 (2) presents Abstracts Of Shellfish Technical Papers Presented at the joint meeting of the Northeast Aquaculture Conference and Exposition Milford Aquaculture Seminar and the International Conference on Shellfish Restoration held in...

Integrated multi-trophic aquaculture (IMTA) involves incorporation of species from different trophic or nutritional levels in the same system to get better production based on mutual gain to the co-cultured species and improved ecosystem health. However, in brackishwater, very few trials on IMTA...

Bacterial disease has caused high mortality of breeding molluscs from 2009 to 2011 in the Changhai area (Dalian, China). Vibrio spp. and Pseudomonas spp. have been detected as major pathogenic agents for aquatic animals in this area. In the present study, four virulence genes including vsm, toxR, ...

White clams (Dosinia ponderosa) were collected near an effluent outlet of shrimp farms to measure the impact of the discharge. Clams were collected at 50, 150, and 300 m from the discharge area. Environmental parameters at each sampling site were determined and the physiological, stress, and...

This work develops, applies, and tests a methodology for simulating three key determinants of aquaculture carrying capacity: production, environmental effects, and pathogen interactions. Deterministic models for simulation of biomass production and environmental effects for fish and shellfish were...

As an important economic crustacean in China, the crab has been a popular focus in aquaculture in recent years due to its high production and economic value. The epidemic of milky disease has severely damaged the crab farming industry, resulting in heavy economic losses and hindering the...