The increasing atmospheric concentrations of CO2 are making the oceans more acidic, according to a European research report.
In an effort to find new markets for the Gulf Coast oyster industry, Subramaniam Sathivel, associate professor of food engineering in the LSU AgCenter’s Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering and Department of Food Science, investigates...
Sophie Hockley, University College, London discusses oyster production within the multiple uses of estuaries as part of her fieldwork research for an MSc dissertation.
Recent growth of the shellfish aquaculture industry in Virginia has added significant value to the State’s seafood marketplace, according to the Virginia Shellfish Aquaculture Situation and Outlook Report. This report is based upon an industry survey...
Dorothy-Jean McCoubrey, writes for Aquaculture NZ, about the devastating impacts of the oyster herpes virus.
Steps are being taken in the shellfish industry together with the Food Standards Agency in the UK to improve the classification system for bivalve beds around the British coastline, writes TheFishSite Editor in Chief, Chris Harris.
The sustainable management of shellfish needs a long-term strategy to apply precautionary approach concepts to shellfish stocks, writes TheFishSite editor in chief, Chris Harris.
Scientists at Queen’s University in Belfast, Northern Ireland, have pioneered new technology to test if shellfish are safe to eat.
A joint study by local oyster growers and researchers at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science shows that moving farmed oysters into saltier waters just prior to harvest nearly eliminates the presence of a bacterium that can sicken humans.
Speaking at the 9th Asia Regional Advisory Group (AG) on Aquatic Animal Health, Professor Timothy Flegel (Centex Shrimp and BIOTEC, Thailand) presented updates on current crustaceans diseases in the Asia Pacific.
A relatively new virus is causing havoc in the international oyster industry. Charlotte Johnston, TheFishSite editor speaks with David Jarrad from the Shellfish Association of Great Britain about the fatal oyster herpes virus.
Perkinsus organisms are a group of protistan (single-celled) parasites that can infect shellfish, especially bivalve molluscs, in various parts of the world, reports Denie Petty from the University of Florida IFAS Extension.
Information on the Sydney Cupped Oyster from the FAO Cultured Aquatic Species Information Programme.
Shellfish have been given the green light as far as healthy eating is concerned, writes TheFishSite senior editor, Chris Harris.
Information on the culture of the european flat oyster from the FAO Cultured Aquatic Species Information Programme.
















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