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Oyster aquaculture impacts Zostera marina epibiont community composition in Akkeshi-ko estuary, Japan. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2018
Coastal fisheries are in decline worldwide, and aquaculture has become an increasingly popular way to meet seafood demand. While finfish aquaculture can have substantial adverse effects on coastal ecosystems due mostly to necessary feed inputs, bivalves ...
Carter S Smith, Minako Ito, Mizuho Namba, Masahiro Nakaoka   +3 more
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Effects of aquaculture practices on Vibrio population dynamics and oyster microbiome [PDF]

Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Oyster aquaculture is essential for ensuring a sustainable food source. Despite stringent controls, cases of oyster-related illnesses linked to pathogenic Vibrio parahaemolyticus (Vp) and Vibrio vulnificus (Vv) persist. This study investigated the impact
Esam Almuhaideb, Nur A. Hasan, Christopher Grim, Shah Manzur Rashed, Salina Parveen   +4 more
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Barriers to Eastern Oyster Aquaculture Expansion in Virginia

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2020
The eastern oyster once provided major societal and ecosystem benefits, but these benefits have been threatened in recent decades by large declines in oyster harvests.
David M Kaplan, Andrew Scheld, Jennifer Beckensteiner   +2 more
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Field Experiments, Behavioral Analyses, and Digestive Physiology Reveal the Selective Oyster-Feeding Strategy of Thais luteostoma [PDF]

Animals
Pearl oyster aquaculture is severely constrained by biofouling organisms, particularly fouling oysters, which substantially impair pearl oyster growth and farming efficiency.
Shijie Zhong, Wenxiu Liu, Jiawei Zhang, Yiwei Wang, Yongshan Liao   +4 more
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Increased Biodiversity Associated With Abandoned Benthic Oyster Farms Highlight Ecosystem Benefits of Both Oyster Reefs and Traditional Aquaculture

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022
Oyster reefs are structurally complex habitats which are increasingly recognized for their importance in estuarine systems. With over 85% of oyster reefs lost to human activities globally, there is increasing interest in aquaculture to not only meet the ...
Heidi Alleway, Bayden D Russell, Boze Hancock   +2 more
exaly   +3 more sources

Evaluation of the Pacific oyster marine aquaculture suitability in Shandong, China based on GIS and remote sensing

Frontiers in Marine Science
The Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas) is a marine aquaculture species with rapid production growth in recent years. China accounts for nearly 90% of global production by 2021, especially in Shandong province.
Sei-Ichi Saitoh
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Production and Performance of Triploid Oysters for Aquaculture

EDIS, 2018
This 9-page fact sheet written by Huiping Yang, Natalie Simon, and Leslie Sturmer and published by the Program in Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences of the UF/IFAS School of Forest Resources and Conservation focused on basic aspects of triploid oyster ...
Huiping Yang, Natalie Simon, Leslie N. Sturmer   +2 more
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Feasibility of Integrated Oyster-Sea Cucumber Raft Culture

Progress in Fishery Sciences, 2023
China is a major aquaculture country, with both the world´s largest aquaculture production and area, especially oyster aquaculture which accounts for 80% of the global production.
Junhang HUANG, Jinghui FANG, Jianguang FANG, Ruihai YU, Xiaodong ZHENG, Yuze MAO, Zengjie JIANG   +6 more
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De novo reefs: Fish habitat provision by oyster aquaculture varies with farming method

Aquaculture Environment Interactions, 2022
Aquaculture industries have the capacity to produce positive ecosystem service benefits, such as the provision of habitat to wild animals. Oyster cultivation is the oldest and largest aquaculture industry in south-eastern Australia. Oyster spat are grown
F Martínez-Baena, BS Lanham, I McLeod, MD Taylor, S McOrrie, MJ Bishop   +5 more
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On the edge: assessing fish habitat use across the boundary between Pacific oyster aquaculture and eelgrass in Willapa Bay, Washington, USA

Aquaculture Environment Interactions, 2020
Estuaries are subject to diverse anthropogenic stressors, such as shellfish aquaculture, which involve extensive use of estuarine tidelands. Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas aquaculture is a century-old practice in US West Coast estuaries that ...
KA Muething, F Tomas, G Waldbusser, BR Dumbauld   +3 more
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