Freshwater pearl farming is an emerging sector of aquaculture in Bangladesh which plays a
growing role at major jewelry markets. With some improved techniques, high quality image …

Globally, pearl culture is a profitable sector generating significant export incomes for
producer countries, as well as livelihood opportunities for local communities. Latin America …

Background Genetic structure in many widely-distributed broadcast spawning marine
invertebrates remains poorly understood, posing substantial challenges for their fishery …

Population of clams Donax trunculus and Chamelea gallina have been declining
significantly in recent decades, and environmental pollution and accelerated global warming …

Abstract Background The superfamily Pterioidea is a morphologically and ecologically
diverse lineage of epifaunal marine bivalves distributed throughout the tropical and …

Fiji's cultured pearl sector relies on wild collected oysters (Pinctada margaritifera) for culture
stock. Most oysters are collected by community-based spat collection enterprises but there is …

This study describes reproductive aspects of the Pinctada capensis (pearl oyster) and
Saccostrea cucullata (rocky shore oyster) in Inhaca Island, southern Mozambique (Western …

The current study was carried out from May 2014 to April 2015 to estimate the stock status of
P. viridis in Marudu Bay. The gonad development was monitored by histological …

Cultured pearl farming in Fiji relies on wild spat collection to supply the oysters used for
pearl production. This supply can be inconsistent and a research program was implemented …

Fishery management and conservation of marine species increasingly relies on genetic data
to delineate biologically relevant stock boundaries. Unfortunately for high gene flow species …