Molluscs

Ahead of the inaugural meeting of the World Aquaculture Society’s African Chapter, which is due to take place in Alexandria this month, Harrison Charo Karisa – one of the key organisers of the event – discusses the prospects of the continent’s aquaculture sect…

Bernardo Carvalho, founder and CEO of Oceano Fresco, explains what drew him to clam farming, what makes the company unique and how Europe’s shellfish sector can reach new levels.

Having been inspired to start mussel farming by studies showing many potential benefits of bivalve aquaculture, fledgling farmer Jude Brown has been heartened by the results of her own research.

IntegraSEE’s CEO, Lawrence Taylor, explains how monitoring the behaviour of a handful of mussels in a MarineCanary unit can alert aquaculture operators to water quality issues, including pollution, pathogens and temperature anomalies.

Three advocates of integrated multi-trophic aquaculture (IMTA) are using research in a bid to back up their beliefs in the values of the concept.

The gene editing tool CRISPR is now being used to generate a range of traits in a variety of farmed aquatic species – including salmonids, crustaceans and carp – but there is still a way to go before it is likely to be financially and regulatorily viable in co…

Aquatic foods can address malnutrition, lower the environmental footprint of the food production system and provide livelihoods around the world, according to five newly-published papers.

The plant-based seafood segment is moving far beyond soy and corn-based substitutions and can now offer seafood lovers the same taste and experience as the "real thing", according to Monica Talbert, CEO of the Plant-Based Seafood Co*.

Unlike alt-meat, alt-seafood may struggle to reach more than a niche market, according to Rabobank seafood analyst Gorjan Nikolik, due to a range of issues.

A new range of off-bottom cultivation techniques, backed by positive reports and state incentives, is beginning to supplement traditional oyster farming methods in Louisiana.