Advancing the production efficiency and profitability of aquaculture is dependent upon the
ability to utilize a diverse array of genetic resources. The ultimate goals of aquaculture …

Aquaculture is the fastest growing sector in agriculture. Substantial genetic gains have been
achieved in a few cultured species using conventional selective breeding approaches …

Disease emergence is accelerating with global changes. Understanding by which
mechanisms host populations can rapidly adapt will be crucial for management practices …

High-throughput sequencing technologies have been extensively applied to genetics and
breeding in the aquaculture industry. To date, many aquaculture animal genomes have …

Oysters are representative bivalve molluscs that are widely distributed in world oceans. As
successful colonizers of estuaries and intertidal zones, oysters are remarkably resilient …

More and more infectious diseases affect marine molluscs. Some diseases have impacted
commercial species including MSX and Dermo of the eastern oyster, QPX of hard clams …

Aquaculture currently accounts for approximately half of all seafood produced and is the
fastest growing farmed food sector globally. Marine bivalve aquaculture, the farming of …

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

The production of most farmed molluscs, including mussels, oysters, scallops, abalone, and
clams, is heavily dependent on natural seed from the plankton. Closing the lifecycle of …

SNP arrays are enabling tools for high-resolution studies of the genetic basis of complex
traits in farmed and wild animals. Oysters are of critical importance in many regions from …