Over the past three decades, marine resource management has shifted conceptually from
top-down sectoral approaches towards the more systems-oriented multi-stakeholder …

The growing human population requires more food each year, and seafood products can
help meet this demand if clean water resources are available for their growth. Farmed and …

The objective of this commentary is to promote the use of bivalves as biomonitors, which is a
part of the continual efforts of the International Mussel Watch. This commentary is an …

Abstract The Mediterranean mussel, Mytilus galloprovincialis, is a significant marine bivalve
species that has ecological and economic importance. This species is robustly resilient and …

The presence of cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb), mercury (THg), methylmercury (MeHg), arsenic
(TAs), inorganic arsenic (iAs), cobalt (Co), copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), nickel (Ni), chromium (Cr) …

Several environmental contaminants including toxic trace metals are being discharged into
the coastal environment causing serious threat to marine organisms and posing public …

Active biomonitoring of chemical contamination (eg, Cd, Hg, Pb, DDT, PCB, PAH) in French
Mediterranean coastal waters has been performed for more than two decades. This study …

Pollution of the marine environment has been increasing as a result of anthropogenic
activities. The preservation of marine ecosystems as well as the safety of harvested seafood …

In this study, we are interested in spatial and temporal variations of the biological and
physiological responses of mussels collected from contrasting marine sites regarding their …

Industrial and urban activities are major contributors to metal contamination in coastal
systems, often impacting the physiology, distribution and diversity of marine invertebrates …