Accurate habitat mapping methods are urgently required for the monitoring, conservation,
and management of blue carbon ecosystems and their associated services. This study …

Oyster production has historically taken place in intertidal zones, and shellfish farms already
occupy large extents of the French intertidal space. The expansion of French shellfish …

Of the hundreds of publications on bivalve reproductive cycles, only a handful reports the
presence of pre-spawning oocyte autolysis, or atresia. This is at variance with the author's …

Background Black pearl farming is based on culture of the blacklip pearl oyster Pinctada
margaritifera (Mollusca, lophotrochozoa), a protandrous hermaphrodite species. At first …

The algorithms of Novoa et al. and Gons et al. were recalibrated and applied to Sentinel2
data to retrieve suspended particulate matter (SPM) and chlorophyll a (chl a) concentration …

Climate change exposes benthic species populations in coastal ecosystems to a
combination of different stressors (eg, warming, acidification and eutrophication) …

Triploidy is a common form of genetic improvement that confers benefits associated with
reduced fecundity. Triploid oysters produce fewer gametes yet undergo gametogenesis and …

The effect of thermal stress during reproduction was experimentally evaluated in the oyster
Crassostrea gigas, a temperate species, and in the tropical oyster Crassostrea corteziensis …

Aquaculture increasingly contributes to global seafood production, requiring new farm sites
for continued growth. In France, oyster cultivation has conventionally taken place in the …

Abstract The Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas) is one of the most important aquaculture
species worldwide. Its meat quality is vital for consumer satisfaction, and nutrient content …