The chronological age of an individual animal predicts many of its biological characteristics,
and these in turn influence population‐level ecological processes. Animal age information …

Crustaceans, a commercially important class of arthropods in fisheries and aquaculture,
represent a major worldwide food component for human consumption. Recently, growing …

Offshore ocean aquaculture is expanding globally to meet the growing demand for
sustainable food production. At the United Kingdom's largest longline mussel farm, we …

Crustaceans are notoriously difficult to age because of their indeterminate growth and the
moulting of their exoskeleton throughout life. The poor knowledge of population age …

The oceans are home to many of the earth's longest lived animals with several species of
non-colonial marine invertebrates documented to live for more than 100years. Many of these …

Accumulation of autofluorescent waste products, amyloids, and products of lipid
peroxidation (LPO) are important hallmarks of aging. Until now, these processes have not …

From 2000 to 2005 about 5400 one-year-old hatchery-reared lobsters (Homarus gammarus)
were tagged and released at the rocky island of Helgoland, North Sea. To date, 1–8% of the …

The free radical, or oxidative stress, theory of aging proposes that the accumulation of
oxidative cellular damage is a major contributor to the aging process and a key determinant …

Context.—Colors are important to all living organisms because they are crucial for
camouflage and protection, metabolism, sexual behavior, and communication. Human …

The chapter provides an overview of the life history and fisheries of the two clawed lobster
species of the North Atlantic: the American lobster, Homarus americanus, and the European …