Directory of Shellfish Resources

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Shellfish are invertebrate membes of the phylum Mollusca, with a soft body and usually a hard shell. They include oysters, mussels, clams, scallops, cuttlefish, squid and octopuses. This category is for sites concerned with the science and cultivation of shellfish.

Resources in This Category

• Abalone

  http://www.fish.wa.gov.au/Species/Abalone/Pages/default.aspx
  Highly valued but slow-growing molluscs. Information on their habitat, general biology, the hatchery phase, the nursery phase, grow out systems, ocean-based systems, health status and aquaculture potential in Australia.

• Crassostrea gigas: Pacific Cupped Oyster

  http://www.fao.org/fishery/culturedspecies/Crassostrea_gigas/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.

• Crassostrea virginica: American Cupped Oyster

  http://www.fao.org/fishery/culturedspecies/Crassostrea_virginica/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.

• 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.

• 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.

• Mercenaria mercenaria: Hard Clam

  http://www.fao.org/fishery/culturedspecies/Mercenaria_mercenaria/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.

• Mytilus edulis: Blue Mussel

  http://www.fao.org/fishery/culturedspecies/Mytilus_edulis/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.

• National Shellfisheries Association

  http://www.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.

• Ostrea edulis: European Oyster

  http://www.fao.org/fishery/culturedspecies/Ostrea_edulis/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.

• Patinopecten yessoensis: Yesso Scallop

  http://www.fao.org/fishery/culturedspecies/Patinopecten_yessoensis/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.

• 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.

• 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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