Molluscs

Hoopers Island Oyster Co, in Maryland, has reported the completion of its first seed spawn of the season, and expect to soon have seed for sale to fellow oyster farmers along the Atlantic seaboard.

Rapid declines in mollusc production are predicted to occur within the next decade for some nations, due to climate change and ocean acidification (CC-OA).

How Hong Kong is working to maintain an 800-year-old oyster farming tradition and work with Shenzhen to restore Deep Bay.

Nearly £2 million has been awarded to projects that aim to improve the welfare of fish, crustaceans and cephalopods at slaughter.

Pacific oysters can reach market size in a mere five months given the right conditions, according to the results of a new trial.

A festival featuring oyster aquaculture pioneers and industry innovators presenting best practices in farm and business management will take place in Maryland on 3 April.

Shellfish cultivation, rather than tree planting, holds the key to carbon sequestration and the bid to battle global warming, according to Dr David Moore.

A new employment campaign has been launched today to encourage young people in Scotland to take up careers in the aquaculture sector.

A new project has been launched to investigate the use of new technologies – such as blockchain, internet of things and artificial intelligence – for seafood businesses in the far north of Europe.

Seagrass debris has the potential to improve the culture of sea cucumbers, according to new research.

Three projects that aim to improve shellfish-related food safety have been funded by Canada’s Ministry of Agriculture and Genome British Columbia.

How Maine’s leading oyster producers are pioneering new methods to overcome the latest biological, climactic and social challenges to face the sector.

Maintaining broad genetic diversity among farmed mussel populations will allow them to adapt to the acidification of the oceans, according to new research.

The same technology that powers facial recognition and self-driving cars may soon help Maine's shellfish industry protect people from the dangerous effects of harmful algal blooms, according to researchers at Maine’s Big…

Following Canada’s general election in October, members of the aquaculture industry have called for an updated Aquaculture Act that will allow the sector to address climate change, rural economic development and prioritise stable growth nationwide.…

Urbanisation may be a source of stress for mussels according to a study of the bivalves off six beaches in southeast Brazil.

The co-culture of sandfish sea cucumbers and Babylon snails (Babylonia areolata) looks promising, according to the authors of a new study.

The pigments that colour the skin of squids and other invertebrates, called ommochromes, could be used in the food and health sectors for their antioxidant and antimicrobial properties.

A new study has found that contagious cancers can rapidly, and widely, spread through shellfish species, including mussels.

A new project, the conclusions of which were published today, suggest a number of ways for the Scottish shellfish aquaculture industry to evolve.