New Zealand aquaculture industry: research, opportunities and constraints for integrative multitrophic farming

JME Stenton-Dozey, P Heath, JS Ren… - New Zealand Journal of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
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 …

The loss of seed mussels in longline aquaculture

PM South, NJ Delorme, BM Skelton… - Reviews in …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The substantial loss of seed mussels during the early stages of longline aquaculture—often
exceeding 95%—is a major issue that erodes the security and profitability of production …

Co-culture in marine farms: macroalgae can act as chemical refuge for shell-forming molluscs under an ocean acidification scenario

PA Fernández, PP Leal, LA Henríquez - Phycologia, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
With ongoing climate change, aquaculture faces environmental challenges similar to those
of natural ecosystems. These include increasing stress for calcifying species, eg macroalgae …

Identifying the source populations supplying a vital economic marine species for the New Zealand aquaculture industry

R Chaput, CN Quigley, SB Weppe, AG Jeffs… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract Aquaculture of New Zealand's endemic green-lipped mussel (Perna canaliculus) is
an industry valued at NZ $336 M per annum and is~ 80% reliant on the natural supply of …

Integrating animal health and stress assessment tools using the green-lipped mussel Perna canaliculus as a case study

NJ Delorme, L Venter, A Rolton, JA Ericson - Journal of Shellfish Research, 2021 - BioOne
Marine organisms are constantly exposed to stress, such as changes in seawater
temperature, which may elicit biochemical, molecular, and physiological changes. In the …

Inefficiency of conversion of seed into market-ready mussels in New Zealand's Greenshell™ mussel (Perna canaliculus) industry

BM Skelton, PM South, AG Jeffs - Aquaculture, 2022 - Elsevier
The inefficient conversion of seed mussels, or 'spat'into market-ready mussels is a major
problem for mussel aquaculture operations worldwide, where sustained crop losses …

Magnitude and timing of seed losses in mussel (Perna canaliculus) aquaculture

PM South, O Floerl, AG Jeffs - Aquaculture, 2020 - Elsevier
Losses of juvenile mussels seeded into aquaculture systems are a major constraint on the
stability and growth of the New Zealand green-lipped mussel (Perna canaliculus) industry …

Stress-on-stress responses of a marine mussel, Perna canaliculus: food limitation reduces the ability to cope with heat stress in juveniles

NJ Delorme, L Biessy, PM South, LN Zamora… - Marine Ecology …, 2020 - int-res.com
The marine environment is ever-changing, with daily and seasonal variations in factors such
as food availability and seawater temperature. These stressors can affect physiological …

Emersion and Relative Humidity Modulate Stress Response and Recovery Dynamics in Juvenile Mussels (Perna canaliculus)

NJ Delorme, DJ Burritt, NLC Ragg, PM South - Metabolites, 2021 - mdpi.com
The early stages of intertidal mussels, including the green-lipped mussel, Perna canaliculus,
face both direct and indirect environmental threats. Stressors may influence physiological …

The loss of spat following seeding onto coastal Greenshell™ mussel (Perna canaliculus) farms

BM Skelton, AG Jeffs - Aquaculture, 2021 - Elsevier
The early stages of mussel aquaculture can be extremely inefficient, with large numbers of
seed mussels, also known as spat, lost from production shortly after seeding out. The exact …