Oysters are one of the most commercially important shellfish species and have been
cultured for thousands of years. Oyster aquaculture supports the major aquaculture …

Triploid bivalves, specifically oysters, have become an increasingly popular aquaculture
product over the last 3 decades due to their superior growth and meat quality. Despite a …

Polyploidy has been suggested to negatively impact environmental stress tolerance,
resulting in increased susceptibility to extreme climate events. In this study, we compared …

Triploid eastern oysters (Crassostrea virginica) suffer greater mortalities than diploids in the
US Gulf of Mexico estuaries when extreme low salinities (< 5) and elevated temperatures (≥ …

Triploid oysters are widely used in off-bottom aquaculture of eastern oysters, Crassostrea
virginica. However, farmers of the Gulf of Mexico (GoM) and Atlantic coast estuaries have …

The sterility advantages of triploids make them paramount for oyster aquaculture.
Tetraploids are always used as male parents for triploid industrial breeding in current …

Increasing reliance on the use of triploid oysters to support aquaculture production relies on
their generally superior growth rate and meat quality over that of diploid oysters. Reports of …

The aim of the present study was to determine the levels of acetylcholinesterase (AChE)
activity in the tail muscle tissue of wild populations of Nephrops norvegicus from the …

Triploids have received increasing attention in the industrialization of oysters due to their fast
growth rate, tolerance, and their sterility to be marketed year-round. Cultivating varieties or …

Pacific oysters, Crassostrea gigas, are one of the most widely farmed shellfish. To meet
demand, the advantages of growth and increased sterility are currently being exploited in …