Unlike all other forms of marine aquaculture, commercially grown bivalve shellfish have been identified as the only sustainable form of aquaculture that has no negative impact on the environment. As ...

Across the world there is an estimated 1.5 million sq km (579,000 sq miles) of coastline suitable for growing bivalve shellfish. According to Willer, developing just 1% of this could produce ...

Across the world there is an estimated 1.5 million sq km (579,000 sq miles) of coastline suitable for growing bivalve shellfish. According to Willer, developing just 1% of this could produce ...

Both are associated with eutrophication, which is the over-enrichment of an ecosystem with chemical nutrients such nitrogen and phosphorus. Ecosystem services from bivalve shellfish The general public ...

Marteilia parasites are a group of protists that infect bivalve mollusks, such as mussels, oysters, and cockles. These parasites can cause significant health issues in their hosts, leading to mass ...

Nantucket trusts a clam to predict how much longer winter will be around. Quentin the Quahog disagrees with the groundhogs.

Shellfish often become contaminated with the virus when untreated human sewage enters the marine environment. While any bivalve shellfish can be contaminated with norovirus, norovirus outbreaks ...