Oyster culture activity along the eastern Amazon mangrove coast in Pará state, Brazil, was
evaluated using socio‐economic data to support its management and future development …

Biochemical and molecular responses were evaluated in oysters Crassostrea brasiliana
collected from three oyster farms, at Guaratuba Bay, southern Brazil, forming a pollutant …

Understanding sex determination in the Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas, a sequential
hermaphrodite, can provide prospective on the evolution of sex-determining systems for …

Oysters are frequently used as sentinel organisms for monitoring effects of contaminants due
to their sessile, filtering habits and bioaccumulation capacity. These animals can show …

In tropical coastal and estuarine environments, such as the mangroves of the Amazon
region, salinity is considered to be one of the principal factors limiting the farming of bivalve …

Phenanthrene (PHE) is an abundant polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH), widely
distributed in aquatic environment. The aim of this study was to evaluate the histological and …

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are among the main contaminants in aquatic
environments. PAHs can affect organisms due to their carcinogenic, mutagenic and/or …

In Brazil, the cultivation of Crassostrea tulipa (= C. gasar) is gaining in importance. However,
little is known about the best conditions for farming. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate …

The production of native oysters Crassostrea rhizophorae and Crassostrea gasar is
expanding in northeastern Brazil, where reports of bivalve pathology are scarce. Recently …

Oyster culture has benefited traditional coastal communities along the Amazon macrotidal
mangrove coast of Pará state in Brazil since 2006. Currently, seven oyster culture units in …