Ecosystem services are the benefits that humans derive from ecosystems. Freshwater
mussels perform many important functions in aquatic ecosystems, which can in turn be …

Global production of farmed fish and shellfish has more than doubled in the past 15 years.
Many people believe that such growth relieves pressure on ocean fisheries, but the opposite …

The contribution of phosphorus to water body eutrophication is a global environmental
problem, and rapid increases in aquaculture are considered a significant source of …

Since the first edition of this book, 17 years ago, aquaculture has consolidated its position as
an important means of producing food and as a contributor to global food security. Cage …

The growing demand for fish products and the dwindling productivity of marine fish stocks
due to the overexploitation of fisheries place the aquaculture industry as a key contributor to …

Abstract Freshwater mussel (Superfamily Unionoidea) communities are important
components of food webs, and they link and influence multiple trophic levels. Mussels filter …

This report covers the present situation and the potential for the practice of integrated multi-
trophic aquaculture (IMTA) in the world's marine temperate waters. IMTA is the practice …

Predation is a dominant structuring force in ecological communities. In aquatic
environments, predation on bivalves has long been an important focal interaction for …

The discharge of waste from aquaculture operations can lead to eutrophication and
destruction of natural ecosystem in receiving water body. A controlled waste production …

In 2007 salmon, mollusk and seaweed aquaculture production in Chile totaled 904
thousand tonnes, making the nation the leading marine aquaculture producer in the western …