Aquaculture is viewed as a potential mechanism to meet the growing demand for seafood
around the world. The future of bivalve shellfish aquaculture in the US hinges on sustainable …

The shell color of Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas) is a desirable trait; but the nutritional
studies on C. gigas with different shell colors have not been conducted. Through successive …

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 …

Artificial substrates are ideal for the settlement of biofouling communities. Oyster cages used
in mariculture are known to provide substrate for a diversity of epibiotic organisms to settle …

C rassostrea gigas, the most common oyster species grown around the world, adapts to
different climates, water qualities and growing technique. Its composition is known to vary …

Pacific oysters were sampled from 22 human-impacted sites in northeastern Japan to
measure Cr, Cu, Zn, Pb, Cd, and As. The hazard quotient was slightly> 1 for Cu and/or As at …

Monthly variations of fatty acid composition of the two fractions polar lipids (PL) and neutral
lipids (NL) in the adductor muscle of cupped oyster Crassostrea gigas, were studied from …

Simple Summary Paramyosin is an important myofibrillar protein in smooth muscle in
molluscs that is not present in vertebrate muscles. This study characterized its sequence …

The feasibility for rapid determination of the chemical composition of Pacific oyster
(Crassostrea gigas) by near IR reflectance spectroscopy (NIRS) was assessed. NIRS …

A major challenge in biodiversity research is the incorporation of species interactions into
frameworks describing population and community response to global edfnmental change …