Web Directory

» Blue Mussels
   Fact sheet produced by Agriculture and Agrifood Canada on this industry, with information on distribution and seasons, sustainability and harvest, the biology of the mollusks, marketing, storage and quality control.
   http://www.ats-sea.agr.gc.ca/sea-mer/4797-eng.htm

» Bonamia ostreae of the European Flat Oyster
   Provides information on this disease of oysters, its distribution, its gross signs and histopathology.
   http://www.frs-scotland.gov.uk/Delivery/standalone.aspx?contentid=1991

» Crassostrea gigas: Pacific Cupped Oyster
   Information from the FAO on the culture of this species, its biology, habitat, the production cycle, production systems, diseases and their control, production statistics, markets and trade.
   http://www.fao.org/fishery/culturedspecies/Crassostrea_gigas/en

» Crassostrea virginica: American Cupped Oyster
   Factsheet from the FAO on the culture of this species, its biology, habitat, the production cycle, production systems, diseases and their control, production statistics, markets and trade.
   http://www.fao.org/fishery/culturedspecies/Crassostrea_virginica/en

» Farming Abalone
   Abalones are highly valued but slow-growing molluscs. Information on their habitat, general biology, the hatchery phase, the nursery phase, growout systems, ocean-based systems, health status and aquaculture potential in Australia.
   http://www.fish.wa.gov.au/docs/aqwa/Abalone/index.php?0308

» Farming Blue Mussels
   Provides information on blue mussels, their distribution, habitat, general biology, obtaining a supply of juveniles, several methods of culture and their potential in Western Australia.
   http://www.fish.wa.gov.au/docs/aqwa/BlueMussels/index.php?0308

» Farming Trochus
   Trochus niloticus is a gastropod valued for its shell. Information on its natural habitat, general biology, obtaining a supply of juveniles, methods of culture and their aquaculture potential in Western Australia.
   http://www.fish.wa.gov.au/docs/aqwa/Trochus/index.php?0308

» Geoduck Clams
   Fact sheet produced by Agriculture and Agrifood Canada on this industry, with information on distribution and seasons, management, the biology of the fish, marketing the finished product and quality control.
   http://www.ats-sea.agr.gc.ca/sea-mer/4802-eng.htm

» Introduction to Infectious Diseases in Hard Clams
   Outlines the gross signs of disease, the pathogens likely to be present and their significance in the areas of Florida where this study took place.
   http://www.thefishsite.com/articles/279/introduction-to-infectious-diseases-in-hard-clams

» Martha's Vineyard Shellfish Group
   Aquaculture techniques for the hatchery and field production of commercially important bivalve shellfish including spawning, phytoplankton, larval, and seed production. Descriptions of culture methods including solar hatchery and tidal-powered nurseries.
   http://www.mvshellfishgroup.org/

» Mercenaria mercenaria: Hard Clam
   Information from the FAO on this species, its biology, habitat, the production cycle, production systems, diseases and their control, production statistics, markets and trade.
   http://www.fao.org/fishery/culturedspecies/Mercenaria_mercenaria/en

» Mytilus edulis: Blue Mussel
   Information from the FAO on the culture of this species, its biology, habitat, the production cycle, production systems, diseases, production statistics, markets and trade.
   http://www.fao.org/fishery/culturedspecies/Mytilus_edulis/en

» National Shellfisheries Association
   An international organization of scientists, administrators and members of industry, sharing an interest in the biology, ecology, production, economics and management of shellfish species of commercial importance.
   http://www.shellfish.org/

» Ostrea edulis: European Oyster
   Information from the FAO on this shellfish, its biology, habitat, the production cycle, production systems, diseases and their control, production statistics, markets and trade.
   http://www.fao.org/fishery/culturedspecies/Ostrea_edulis/en

» Patinopecten yessoensis: Yesso Scallop
   Factsheet from the FAO on the culture of this species, its biology, habitat, the production cycle, production systems, diseases and their control, production statistics, markets and trade.
   http://www.fao.org/fishery/culturedspecies/Patinopecten_yessoensis/en

» Pearling
   This article provides an overview of the commercial use of the wild pearl oyster, Pinctada maxima, to produce pearls in Western Australia.
   http://www.fish.wa.gov.au/docs/cf/Pearling/index.php?0308

» The Role of Water Temperature in Hard Clam Aquaculture
   Information on how water temperature affects the physiology of hard clams, the signs of temperature stress and the development of appropriate management strategies.
   http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FA151

» What’s in the Clam Bag?
   Assistance from the Florida Extension Service in identifying the marine organisms that may share the clams’ bag and deciding on any necessary action.
   http://shellfish.ifas.ufl.edu/clambag/index.html?entry=directAccess