Molluscs

A new project is investigating how consumer products made from seafood by-products, such as mussel shells, can be more effectively marketed.

A million native oysters (Ostrea edulis) are due to be planted off the south coast of England next year, in a bid to boost the UK's dwindling population of the prized bivalves.

Scotland’s shellfish growing sector should be “celebrated” for the ecosystem services and the healthy food it provides, according to a leading politician.

A commercially viable pilot plan for developing mussel farming in Scotland has taken a step forward.

The producers of the best shellfish in Scotland were honoured last night as part of a competition that took place as part of the Association of Scottish Shellfish Growers’ annual conference.

Scotland’s mussel and oyster farmers will descend on Oban this week for the annual conference of the Association of Scottish Shellfish Growers (ASSG).

Tony Chen, founder of Manolin, explains why he ditched working for Uncle Sam in favour of joining an aquaculture accelerator, even though he’s better at managing data than fish

Tributes to Richie Flynn, the president of the aquaculture section of the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA), have been flooding in following his sudden death last week.

Offshore Shellfish Ltd, which aims to be the UK’s largest producer of mussels, has appointed Huw Thomas as its general manager.

A widely farmed antipodean oyster species is getting smaller due to coastal acidification, according to a new University of Stirling study.

Aquaculture will be the main focus of this year’s meeting of the American Fisheries Society (AFS), with presentations on breeding, rearing, and harvesting of aquatic organisms in freshwater, brackish,…

Atsuko Nozaki has been growing and selling oysters in Japan's Okayama Prefecture for 46 years and is now the face of the family aquaculture business.

An initiative to improve the management of the world’s largest commercial squid stock has been singled out for praise.

Lynne Frame, freshwater specialist at Scottish Sea Farms, recounts an action-packed introduction to the aquaculture industry that has seen her grow mussels in New Zealand, produce smolt in the Arctic …

Natalie Clark, nursery manager at Hoopers Island Oyster Co in Maryland, explains how plans to reseed the Chesapeake Bay with 10 billion bivalves have not only given her a dream career, but can also he…

Loch Fyne Oysters celebrated its 40th anniversary by scooping the top prize in the Fish and Seafood category of Scotland’s Food and Drink Awards.

Traditional mussel production may take place in sheltered sea lochs and estuaries, but an ambitious new venture off the coast of Devon has found that offshore options offer a range of benefits – both …

The volume of farmed mussels and Pacific oysters produced in Scotland last year increased by 6 percent and 42 percent respectively, making for a record year for the country’s shellfish sector.

As a post-grad Dr Yvonne Roessner set up the only mussel farm in the German Baltic, an operation that is now thriving, and now has ambitions to take over – and revitalise – the country’s only saltwate…

Today at Aquaculture UK, the Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) announced a new skills initiative and funding for four PhD projects worth over £500,000.