With the continuous growth of the human population and associated need for high‐quality
protein, the aquaculture sector will be required to increase significantly in productivity. This …

The Pacific oyster (Crassostreae gigas) has been introduced from Asia to numerous
countries around the world during the 20th century. C. gigas is the main oyster species …

Heatwaves are an increasing threat to organisms across the globe. Marine and atmospheric
heatwaves are predicted to impact sessile intertidal marine organisms, especially when …

The long-term aging of plastic leads to weathering and biofouling that can influence the
behavior and fate of plastic in the marine environment. This is the first study to fingerprint the …

A sudden drop in salinity following extreme precipitation events usually causes mass
mortality of oysters exposed to pathogens in ocean environment. While how low salinity …

Infectious agents such as the bacteria Vibrio aestuarianus or Ostreid herpesvirus 1 have
been repeatedly associated with dramatic disease outbreaks of Crassostrea gigas beds in …

Highlights•High-throughput sequencing technologies enabled research on bivalve-
microbiota interactions.•Bivalve-microbiota interactions depend on host factors nested within …

Background Oysters in coastal environments are subject to fluctuating environmental
conditions that may impact the ecosystem services they provide. Oyster-associated …

Oyster reefs play a crucial role in the removal of nitrogen (N) from aquatic systems by
facilitating nutrient regeneration and denitrification, both in their tissues and shells and …

Pacific Oyster Mortality Syndrome (POMS) affects Crassostrea gigas oysters worldwide and
causes important economic losses. Disease dynamic was recently deciphered and revealed …