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National Shellfisheries Association - http://shellfish.org/
An international organization of scientists, administrators and members of industry, sharing an interest in the biology, ecology, production, economics and management of shellfish species of commercial importance. |
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Martha's Vineyard Shellfish Group - http://www.mvshellfishgroup.org/
Aquaculture techniques for the hatchery and field production of commercially important bivalve shellfish including spawning, phytoplankton, larval, and seed production. Descriptions of culture methods including solar hatchery and tidal-powered nurseries. |
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Farming Abalone - http://www.fish.wa.gov.au/docs/aqwa/Abalone/index.php?0308
Abalones are highly valued but slow-growing molluscs. Information on their habitat, general biology, the hatchery phase, the nursery phase, growout systems, ocean-based systems, health status and aquaculture potential in Australia. |
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Geoduck Clams - http://www.ats.agr.gc.ca/seafood/geoduck-e.htm
Fact sheet produced by Agriculture and Agrifood Canada on this industry, with information on distribution and seasons, management, the biology of the fish, marketing the finished product and quality control. |
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Farming Blue Mussels - http://www.fish.wa.gov.au/docs/aqwa/BlueMussels/index.php?0308
Provides information on blue mussels, their distribution, habitat, general biology, obtaining a supply of juveniles, several methods of culture and their potential in Western Australia. |
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Introduction to Infectious Diseases in Hard Clams - http://www.thefishsite.com/articles/279/introduction-to-infectious-diseases-in-hard-clams
Outlines the gross signs of disease, the pathogens likely to be present and their significance in the areas of Florida where this study took place. |
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Blue Mussels - http://www.ats.agr.gc.ca/seafood/blue_mussels-e.htm
Fact sheet produced by Agriculture and Agrifood Canada on this industry, with information on distribution and seasons, sustainability and harvest, the biology of the mollusks, marketing, storage and quality control. |
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Bonamia ostreae of the European Flat Oyster - http://www.frs-scotland.gov.uk/Delivery/standalone.aspx?contentid=1991
Provides information on this disease of oysters, its distribution, its gross signs and histopathology. |
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Pearling - http://www.fish.wa.gov.au/docs/cf/Pearling/index.php?0308
This article provides an overview of the commercial use of the wild pearl oyster, Pinctada maxima, to produce pearls in Western Australia. |
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Farming Trochus - http://www.fish.wa.gov.au/docs/aqwa/Trochus/index.php?0308
Trochus niloticus is a gastropod valued for its shell. Information on its natural habitat, general biology, obtaining a supply of juveniles, methods of culture and their aquaculture potential in Western Australia. |
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Lab of Molluscan Genetics and Breeding - http://www.mollgen.com
Research includes work on genetic improvement of abalone, bay scallop and clam, as well as the taxonomy and evolution of oysters along the coast of China. |
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The Role of Water Temperature in Hard Clam Aquaculture - http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FA151
Information on how water temperature affects the physiology of hard clams, the signs of temperature stress and the development of appropriate management strategies. |
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What’s in the Clam Bag? - http://shellfish.ifas.ufl.edu/clambag/index.html?entry=directAccess
Assistance from the Florida Extension Service in identifying the marine organisms that may share the clams’ bag and deciding on any necessary action. |
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Patinopecten yessoensis: Yesso Scallop - http://www.fao.org/fi/website/FIRetrieveAction.do?dom=culturespecies&xml=Patinopecten_yessoensis.xml&lang=en
Factsheet from the FAO on the culture of this species, its biology, habitat, the production cycle, production systems, diseases and their control, production statistics, markets and trade. |
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Crassostrea virginica: American Cupped Oyster - http://www.fao.org/fi/website/FIRetrieveAction.do?dom=culturespecies&xml=Crassostrea_virginica.xml&lang=en
Factsheet from the FAO on the culture of this species, its biology, habitat, the production cycle, production systems, diseases and their control, production statistics, markets and trade. |
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Mytilus edulis: Blue Mussel - http://www.fao.org/fi/website/FIRetrieveAction.do?dom=culturespecies&xml=Mytilus_edulis.xml&lang=en
Information from the FAO on the culture of this species, its biology, habitat, the production cycle, production systems, diseases, production statistics, markets and trade. |
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Crassostrea gigas: Pacific Cupped Oyster - http://www.fao.org/fi/website/FIRetrieveAction.do?dom=culturespecies&xml=Crassostrea_gigas.xml&lang=en
Information from the FAO on the culture of this species, its biology, habitat, the production cycle, production systems, diseases and their control, production statistics, markets and trade. |
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Ostrea edulis: European Oyster - http://www.fao.org/fi/website/FIRetrieveAction.do?dom=culturespecies&xml=Ostrea_edulis.xml&lang=en
Information from the FAO on this shellfish, its biology, habitat, the production cycle, production systems, diseases and their control, production statistics, markets and trade. |
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Mercenaria mercenaria: Hard Clam - http://www.fao.org/fi/website/FIRetrieveAction.do?dom=culturespecies&xml=Mercenaria_mercenaria.xml&lang=en
Information from the FAO on this species, its biology, habitat, the production cycle, production systems, diseases and their control, production statistics, markets and trade. |