Clams

Aquaculture’s technology spotlight tends to focus on offshore cages, satellites, AI sensors and recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) for major finfish species – but this narrative overlooks aquatech’s ability to revol…

A new project led by the University of Cambridge aims to help make mussels into a seafood staple for UK consumers.

The Irish seafood economy has grown 15 percent to a record value of €1.26 billion in 2021, bolstered by strong exports to the EU and Asia after Brexit – but its €175 million aquaculture sector saw a slight contraction.

The three Fernandez Muniz brothers are pioneering a new form of shellfish farming on Galicia’s Ria de Arousa – ongrowing clams in lantern nets in order to improve the fortunes of the thousands of artisanal shellfish prod…

The organisers of the inaugural edition of the AquaFuture Spain exhibition, which took place in Galicia last week, have pledged to hold the second edition of the event in 2023.

A new survey that aims to help the seafood sector develop novel products that encourage more people to eat species such as clams and mussels, as part of a healthy and sustainable diet, is currently open for responses.

A new global study shows that shellfish and seaweed aquaculture yield powerful and profitable benefits to people and ocean ecosystems.

A research project from Cornell University has found that shellfish broodstock can be kept alive at low temperatures and used in future seedings – significantly cutting waste and making hatcheries more efficient.

The EU-funded VIVALDI project has released its full technical manual on bivalve biosecurity and disease management, along with recommendations to prevent, mitigate and control diseases in shellfish.

After a ten-year trade suspension, the United States and European Union have agreed to restart trade in clams, mussels and oysters from the end of February.

Pacific Hybreed has secured a $800,000 investment which will allow it to increase production capacity and execute the next phase of its breeding programme to enhance the resilience and supply of commercially important bi…

The British Columbia Shellfish Growers Association (BCSGA) has partnered with BlueTrace to improve the traceability of the province’s shellfish businesses.

Researchers in Southern Alabama have monitored multiple water quality indicators – from viral loads to artificial sweeteners – and found that shellfish farms could be at risk of wastewater contamination.

A recent initiative from the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) has rejuvenated black clam (Villorita cyprinoides) stocks in Vembanad Lake and local fishermen are now harvesting 10 tonnes of bla…

Bernardo Carvalho, founder and CEO of Oceano Fresco, explains what drew him to clam farming, what makes the company unique and how Europe’s shellfish sector can reach new levels.

A $100,000 grant from The Nature Conservancy (TNC) to jumpstart the shellfish aquaculture industry and water quality initiatives has been awarded to Ashley Smyth, an assistant professor of biogeochemistry and soil and wa…

Oceano Fresco hopes that its €6.1 million series B funding will bring it closer to producing European clam species at scale.

NOAA Sea Grant and the Ocean Acidification Program awarded more than $2.4 million to support four projects that will address the impacts of multiple stressors on and increase resilience in shellfish aquaculture through r…

Blue Trace has been awarded a $500,000 grant from the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), to accelerate the building of an innovative Tide to Table Traceability and Marketing System.

Proof that aquaculture can have positive impacts within Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) is offered by a collection of case studies by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN).