In contrast to the increasing aquaculture production of mussels worldwide, production in the
European Union (EU) has shown a decreasing trend over the last two decades. Aquaculture …

Global warming affects the aquatic ecosystems, accelerating pathogenic microorganisms'
and toxic microalgae's growth and spread in marine habitats, and in bivalve molluscs. New …

Increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide are leading to physical changes in marine
environments including parallel decreases in ocean pH and increases in seawater …

Current aquatic farming practices and the species that are grown worldwide are
extraordinarily varied and reflect the diversity of habitats, ecological niches and biological …

Bivalves, from raw oysters to steamed clams, are popular choices among seafood lovers
and once limited to the coastal areas. The rapid growth of the aquaculture industry and …

A survey of pathological conditions affecting cockle populations of the most economically
important natural beds of Galician estuaries in NW Spain was performed. Samples of 30 …

The study of hemogram characteristics in a population of cultured mussels through a period
of 18 months revealed that the concentration of circulatingMytilus …

Ostreopsis cf. ovata is a benthic dinoflagellate that produces palytoxin-like compounds that
adversely affect both marine vertebrates and invertebrates and are reported to be …

This study reports the prevalence of Bucephalus sp. in Perna perna populations from a
culture station of southern Brazil and its effect on the mussel reproductive tissue and …

The levels of carbohydrate and protein in the blood serum of mussels (Mytilus
galloprovincialis Lmk.) experimentally cultured at two depths in Galicia (NW Spain) were …