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...

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...

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, ...

Vibrio vulnificus (Vv) and Vibrio parahaemolyticus (Vp) are water- and foodborne bacteria that can cause several distinct human diseases, collectively called vibriosis. The success of oyster aquaculture is negatively impacted by high Vibrio abundances. Myriad environmental factors affect the...

The prevalence of multiple emerging diseases including acute hepatopancreatic necrosis disease (AHPND) has caused serious economic losses of crustacean aquaculture industry in China in last several years. In order to analyzing the possible pathogenic agents related to the slow growth of Portunus...

Diseases are a major obstacle in shrimp farming because they can cause relatively high mortality and decrease the quality of the aquaculture environment. One dangerous shrimp disease is caused by Vibrio bacteria. Today, people are turning to biological control methods by utilizing lactic acid...

Acute hepatopancreatic necrosis disease (AHPND) is an OIE-listed enteric disease that has continued to plague the shrimp aquaculture industry since its first discovery in 2009. AHPND is one of the biggest disease threats to the shrimp aquaculture industry along with white spot disease (WSD) which...

Asian shrimp farming industry has experienced massive production losses due to a disease caused by toxins of Vibrio bacteria, known as early mortality syndrome/acute hepatopancreatic necrosis disease (EMS/AHPND) for the last 5 years. The disease can cause up to 100% cumulative pond mortality...

Shrimp aquaculture is a rapidly growing sector that makes a significant economic contribution. However, the aquaculture industry is confronted with significant challenges, and infectious diseases, notably Acute Hepatopancreatic Necrosis Disease (AHPND), have emerged as severe threat. AHPND is...

Acute hepatopancreatic necrosis disease(AHPND) caused by Vibrio parahaemolyticus is an emerging bacterial disease in cultured shrimp. The disease has caused the huge economic losses to the global shrimp aquaculture industry, with annual losses of over $1 billion. All AHPND related V....