Aquaculture is viewed as a potential mechanism to meet the growing demand for seafood
around the world. The future of bivalve shellfish aquaculture in the US hinges on sustainable …

Aquaculture is the fastest growing sector of the food industry, raising concerns about the
influence of this activity on the environment. We take a holistic approach to review off-bottom …

The productivity of aquatic ecosystems depends on the supply of limiting nutrients. The
invasion of the Laurentian Great Lakes, the world's largest freshwater ecosystem, by …

Enhancing populations of suspension feeding bivalves, particularly the eastern oyster,
Crassostrea virginica, has been proposed as a means of mitigating eutrophication in coastal …

There is an increasing demand for environmental assessments of the marine environment to
include ecosystem function. However, existing schemes are predominantly based on …

With an annual production of> 10 million t (Mt), China is the largest producer of cultivated
shellfish and seaweeds in the world. Through mariculture of shellfish and seaweeds, it is …

Benthic invertebrates have important ecosystem engineering functions (bioturbation and
biodeposition) in freshwater and marine benthic systems. Bioturbation and biodeposition …

Increasing responsiveness to anthropogenic climate change and the loss of global shellfish
ecosystems has heightened interest in the carbon storage and sequestration potential of …

Background Bioturbators affect multiple biogeochemical interactions and have been
suggested as suitable candidates to mitigate organic matter loading in marine sediments …

Interest in use of bivalves to remediate estuarine eutrophication has increased in recent
years. High variation among data sets, substantial focus on particle removal, and insufficient …