Bivalve shellfish aquaculture provides many benefits to society, beyond their traditional
market value. This study collates the evidence available on the provisioning, regulating and …

Bivalve molluscs are abundant in marine and freshwater ecosystems and perform important
ecological functions. Bivalves have epifaunal or infaunal lifestyles but are largely filter …

Seafood is a growing part of the economy, but its economic value is diminished by marine
diseases. Infectious diseases are common in the ocean, and here we tabulate 67 examples …

Native oyster reefs once dominated many estuaries, ecologically and economically.
Centuries of resource extraction exacerbated by coastal degradation have pushed oyster …

Valuation of ecosystem services can provide evidence of the importance of sustaining and
enhancing those resources and the ecosystems that provide them. Long appreciated only as …

There is a growing movement in government, environmental non-governmental
organizations and the private sector to include ecosystem services in decision making …

Socially sustainable and resilient supply chains are critical for organizations to succeed
during both normal and uncertain times. Informed by supply chain disruption events, this …

We review the progress made in the emerging field of coastal seascape ecology, ie the
application of landscape ecology concepts and techniques to the coastal marine …

Shorelines at the interface of marine, estuarine and terrestrial biomes are among the most
degraded and threatened habitats in the coastal zone because of their sensitivity to sea …

The importance of restoring filter-feeders, such as the Eastern oyster Crassostrea virginica,
to mitigate the effects of eutrophication (eg in Chesapeake Bay) is currently under debate …