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Farming and Restoring Oysters to Combat Climate Change [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Science Policy & Governance, 2021
To confront the myriad challenges posed by climate change, we present oysters as a nature-based solution with an abundance of environmental benefits and economic stimulus to coastal communities. We encourage the Biden administration to support international efforts to restore oyster reefs by presenting an “Oyster Restoration Initiative” to the World ...
Heidi Yeh   +3 more
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Differences in attachment of oysters on different plastic farming gear [PDF]

open access: yesE3S Web of Conferences
Plastic has become an indispensable material in modern industry and daily life due to its excellent physical and chemical properties, such as corrosion resistance, lightweight, durability, and low cost. Plastic farming gear is widely used in aquaculture.
Wu Mengzhen, Chen Zijian, Liu Zhuomiao
doaj   +1 more source

Sustainability and traceability in marine cultured pearl production [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
For centuries, wild pearl oysters and mussels were fished in the quest for natural pearls and shell material. This eventually led to the drastic overexploitation of oyster stocks in many areas of the globe.
Cartier, Laurent Emmanuel Henri
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Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of Two Different Oyster (Crassostrea gigas) Farming Strategies in the Sacca di Goro, Northern Adriatic Sea, Italy

open access: yesResources, 2023
The Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas is one of the world’s most cultivated and prized molluscs. Although it is usually considered a luxury product, it meets all the requirements to be included in a sustainable diet, and its production and consumption ...
Daniela Summa   +5 more
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Oyster farms are the main spawning grounds of the black sea bream Acanthopagrus schlegelii in Hiroshima Bay, Japan [PDF]

open access: yesPeerJ, 2021
Understanding the anthropogenic impact of oyster farms is essential for the management and conservation of marine fishes. In Japan, Hiroshima Bay is the region with the most intense oyster farming and thus suitable to study the impact of these farms ...
Kentaro Kawai   +3 more
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Feasibility of Integrated Oyster-Sea Cucumber Raft Culture

open access: yesProgress 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   +6 more
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Farming of mussels and oysters [PDF]

open access: yes, 1988
This paper reviews the works on mussel and oyster culture conducted from 1975 to 1985 by the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department at Tigbauan, Iloilo, Philippines. Innovative techniques developed in increasing collection of
Sitoy, Hermenegildo S.
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Women’s group scripts success in oyster, mussel farming The New Indian Express dated 2nd June 2018 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
In a successful foray into a largely male preserve, a group of 40 women managed to reap a bumper harvest in oyster and mussel farming at Muthakunnam in the district.Under the guidance of the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI), the women ...
CMFRI, Library
core   +1 more source

Connectivities with shellfish farms and channel rivers are associated with mortality risk in oysters

open access: yesAquaculture Environment Interactions, 2019
Oyster diseases have major consequences on fisheries and aquaculture. In France, young Pacific oysters Crassostrea gigas are severely hit by the ostreid herpesvirus, whereas adults suffer mortalities presumably caused by pathogenic bacteria.
Gangnery, A   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Increased Biodiversity Associated With Abandoned Benthic Oyster Farms Highlight Ecosystem Benefits of Both Oyster Reefs and Traditional Aquaculture

open access: yesFrontiers 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 ...
Sharon S. W. Chan   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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