By moving away from coastal waters and hence reducing pressure on nearshore
ecosystems, offshore aquaculture can be seen as a possible step towards the large-scale …

With a growing human population and the need to protect our oceans from overfishing, there
is a requirement for society to source alternative means of sustainable protein. Mussel …

The Global Imperative to Develop New Models of Open Ocean Aquaculture for Accelerating
Large-Scale Food and Energy Production This edited volume “Aquaculture Perspective of …

Abstract Following the Blue Growth ambition of the European Commission, the interest in the
potential of offshore is growing. This paper aimed to contribute to the discussion on the …

Marine bivalves harbour a diversity of trematode parasites affecting population and
community dynamics of their hosts. Although ecologically and economically important …

The introduction of species is of increasing concern as invaders often reduce the abundance
of native species due to a variety of interactions like habitat engineering, predation and …

Abstract Along the German North Sea coast, the observed high spatial competition of
stakeholders has encouraged the idea of integrating open ocean aquaculture in conjunction …

More than 50% of the annual worldwide harvest of mussels is produced in Europe. The
mussel cultivation in Germany is based on an extensive on-bottom culture and depends …

Growth performance, allometry, condition index, and biochemistry of mussel (Mytilus
galloprovincialis Lmk.) cultured in a submerged longline system were investigated from …

Species of the Polydora-complex (ie polydorids) are the most common shell-boring
polychaetes found on cultured molluscs. However, which species become problematic …