Aquaculture is one of the fastest growing food production sectors and has great potential for
food security and livelihoods. However, it generates concerning consequences for the …

ABSTRACT The New Zealand aquaculture industry is based primarily on the production of
Greenshell™ mussels, Chinook salmon and Pacific oysters. The industry is primed for …

STEVEN W. PURCELL1, CHANTAL CONAND2, SVEN UTHICKE3 & MARIA
BYRNE41National Marine Science Centre, Southern Cross University, Coffs Harbour …

Sea cucumbers and sea urchins are promising candidates for aquaculture since they are
high market value and low-trophic organisms. However, although they often co-exist in many …

The global loss of marine ecosystem engineers has caused an unprecedented decline in
biodiversity. Although wild shellfish habitats have been shown to support biodiverse …

We studied the structure of digestive system of deep-sea torquaratorid Quatuoralisia
malakhovi including the food-obtaining apparatus, microanatomy of all regions of digestive …

Sea cucumbers are conspicuous organisms inhabiting almost all marine habitats across the
globe. Despite their importance as effective consumers of detritus, little is known about their …

Holothurians are marine invertebrates that are among the most widespread benthic
megafauna communities by both biomass and abundance in shallow‐water and deep‐sea …

Abstract Nanoplastics (NPs) and microplastics (MPs) have emerged as pervasive
environmental pollutants, and they ubiquitously distribute in ecosystems and accumulate …

In this study, integrated aquaculture of Mediterranean sea cucumber species Holothuria
tubulosa under finfish net cages was investigated. To evaluate whether H. tubulosa can be …