Molluscs

The Scottish shellfish sector experienced a drop in production, in terms of both volume and value, last year.

This week, over 70 scientists and industry professionals from 16 countries gather in Tromsø, Norway to launch the EU funded AquaVitae project.

The shellfish aquaculture sector must emphasise the positives – environmental, social and economic – that it creates if it is to achieve its true potential.

Global seafood consumption trends, ensuring traceable products and tackling the spectre of plastic pollution were highlighted as the key elements that the UK’s shellfish supply chain need to be aware …

The fledgling octopus farming sector should be shut down for both ethical and ecological reasons, according to a number of eminent academics.

Over €2 million in grant funding, supporting total investment of over €6,472,909 in the aquaculture and seafood processing sectors, has been announced by Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture Food and th…

Long Island’s fledgling sugar kelp farming sector “may unlock a wealth of economic and environmental opportunities for coastal communities”.

Extreme weather events and changing ocean conditions are creating unpredictable outcomes for aquaculture. One area where research is offering some insight into what to expect, though, is the increasin…

A young oyster producer in Maine, who is developing a patent-pending system to help automate the oyster harvesting process, has received $15,000 in prize money.

The inshore survey boat will track mussel bed stocks in Dingle Bay and along the east coast of Ireland

Hoopers Island Oyster Co has unveiled Pearlception 2.0, the first high-speed, laser-guided oyster processing system designed and built in the US.

Four of Scotland’s top aquaculture producers are en route to Boston this week to exhibit at Seafood Expo North America (SENA).

Hope for the growth of the nascent US offshore aquaculture sector was offered by Lindsay Cruver, of Catalina Sea Ranch, in an illuminating presentation in New Orleans today.

The Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas), the UK government marine lab in Dorset, has been designated as a United Nations FAO Reference Centre for Bivalve Mollusc Sanitati…

In the second part of the feature, Professor Ross Houston, who is currently involved in using gene editing to improve resistance to diseases in salmon, explains the barriers – technical, regulatory an…

A major research collaboration between academic and industry scientists aims to boost selective breeding of vital UK aquaculture species.

According to a recent article in Issues in Science and Technology, octopus aquaculture raises significant welfare and environmental concerns

Dennis Hedgecock, founder of Pacific Hybreed, hopes to bring cutting-edge breeding science to the US west-coast shellfish sector, to ensure the long-term success of a pivotal industry.

A new study identifies ways that shellfish could revolutionise human health research