Plastic debris and other floating materials endanger severely marine ecosystems. When
they carry attached biota they can be a cause of biological invasions whose extent and …

Molluscs, especially bivalves, play an important role in food production and are the
dominant group in mariculture worldwide. They are also an important component of the …

Floating plastic debris, such as bottles and fishing gear, is a shelter for different species in
the oceans. Litter may therefore help the spread of non-indigenous species (NIS). Here we …

Abstract Globally, the Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum) stands as the second most
important bivalve species in fisheries and aquaculture. Native to the Pacific coast of Asia, it …

Ports are gateways for many marine organisms transported by ships worldwide, especially
non-indigenous species (NIS). In this study carried out in North Iberian ports (Cantabrian …

Originally introduced to France in the 1970s for aquaculture purposes, the clam Ruditapes
philippinarum (Adam and Reeve 1850) has thrived in favourable conditions across …

Ports and marinas are gateways for introduction of non-indigenous species through
'ship**'worldwide. These anthropogenic environments concentrate a variety of artificial …

The impact of escapees from aquaculture is of general concern for the sustainability of
natural resources. Turbot Scophthalmus maximus is a marine flatfish of great commercial …

The alien bivalve Ruditapes philippinarum (Manila clam) was intentionally introduced along
the Italian Coast of the northwestern Adriatic Sea for aquaculture purposes in 1983. In …

Estuaries are highly productive habitats that generate more organic material than other
areas of comparable size, such as forests, meadows or agricultural lands. They exhibit high …