Anthropogenic toxins are discharged into the environment and distributed through a variety
of environmental matrices. Trace contaminant detection and analysis has advanced …

Worldwide, current mussel and seaweed aquaculture practices contribute to the increase of
fossil fuel‐based plastic gears at sea, leading to marine litter and microplastics generation …

Aquaculture is a globally expanding industry that contributes to feeding an increasing global
population. Shellfish cultivation is one of the largest sectors of aquaculture and one of the …

Every year a million tonnes of calcium rich agro and industrial waste are generated around
the whole globe. These calcium rich waste like finger citron, shells of cockle, mussel, oysters …

Slow growth in the bivalve mariculture sector results from production inefficiencies, food
safety concerns, limited availability of convenience products and low consumer demand …

The effective inclusion of Ecosystem Services (ES) in the governance of Protected Areas
(PAs) is a key challenge for future environmental governance. In this sense, Payments for …

This study examined the environmental performance of mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis)
farming in the view of reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, through the Life Cycle …

Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum, Adams and Reeve, 1850) farming is a quantitatively
important and valuable form of aquaculture production worldwide but, to our best …

Filter-feeding mussels blend suspended particles into faeces and pseudo-faeces enhancing
organic matter flows between the water column and the bottom, and strengthening benthic …

Abstract The Belgian Continental Shelf is a highly used part of the North Sea, where many
different maritime activities thrive, such as ship**, fishing and energy production. Offshore …