The Pacific oyster has taken over in the Swedish west coast county of Bohuslän. Researchers at the University of Gothenburg have found that the invasive species accounts for two-thirds of the biomass of all mussel and oyster ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 28, 2023
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As oceans absorb more carbon dioxide, they are becoming increasingly acidic and shifting the delicate balance that supports marine life. How species will cope with ocean acidification and the other consequences of global ...
Ecology
Mar 12, 2020
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Since the late 19th century, pearl aquaculture has been a revered industry in Japan, enabling widespread cultivation and commercialization of beautiful pearls. From a genetic and evolutionary perspective, scientists have ...
Evolution
Jan 10, 2020
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The nutritional qualities of shellfish could be significantly reduced by future ocean acidification and warming, a new study suggests.
Environment
Nov 28, 2018
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The presence of invasive oysters can support an endangered native oyster species in certain situations, a team led by a British Antarctic Survey scientist has found.
Plants & Animals
Oct 9, 2018
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The Pacific oyster is picky about temperature in most of its life stages. For maturation and spawning to be completed, temperatures higher than 16-20 degrees are required for several days in a row. After hatching, the larvae, ...
Environment
Jul 6, 2017
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Oyster farmers are set to benefit from a new genetic tool that will help to prevent disease outbreaks and improve yields.
Ecology
May 23, 2017
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(Phys.org) —For the past several years, the Pacific Northwest oyster industry has struggled with significant losses due to ocean acidification as oyster larvae encountered mortality rates sufficient to make production non-economically ...
Environment
Jun 12, 2013
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An international research team, led by Institute of Oceanology of Chinese Academy of Sciences and BGI, has completed the sequencing, assembly and analysis of Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas) genome—the first mollusk genome ...
Biotechnology
Sep 19, 2012
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The Pacific oyster was discovered in large numbers along the west coast of Sweden in 2007. The mortality rate in some places during the past two winters has been 100%, but researchers at the University of Gothenburg who have ...
Ecology
Mar 22, 2011
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