Interest in use of bivalves to remediate estuarine eutrophication has increased in recent
years. High variation among data sets, substantial focus on particle removal, and insufficient …

This chapter (i) documents the present status of polyculture systems being employed by the
aquaculture industry,(ii) provides examples of balanced ecosystem approaches to …

The oyster culture is a profitable and operationally diverse aquaculture industry that has
prevailed worldwide. Different culture techniques have been employed from farm to farm …

In many areas, coastal residents and others oppose establishment of bivalve molluscan
aquaculture projects on the basis of perceived negative environmental impacts. Often …

Over the last several decades, the commercial fishing fleet in New England has been
subjected to increasingly restrictive management measures established to rebuild declining …

One of the great impediments to further development of shellfish aquaculture in the
Northeast Region is a perception that industry expansion could have negative …

Recent efforts to restore depressed or extirpated populations of freshwater mussels have
focused on artificial propagation as an effective and practical conservation strategy …

The oyster cultivation is a profitable and operationally diverse industry that has prevailed in
many countries of the world. Different culture techniques have been employed from farm to …

This chapter discusses the interdependence between bivalves and phytoplankton under
culture conditions, including bivalve aquaculture restoration, bivalve population density …

In October 2013, the CFS requested the HLPE to produce a Note on critical and/or emerging
issues affecting food security and nutrition. In October 2015, at its 42nd Plenary Session, the …