The extent to which genetic gain achieved from selection programs under strictly controlled environments in the nucleus that can be expressed in commercial production systems is not well-documented in aquaculture species. The main aim of this paper was to assess the effects of genotype by environment interaction on genetic response and genetic parameters for four body traits (harvest weight, st...

Along the Indian coast, oysters were identified and studied since the beginning of the 20th century. One of the first records on the taxonomy of Indian oysters is by Hornell (1910) [2]. Since then a series of reports on the taxonomy of Indian oyster were made[1,3,4-9]. Originally the Indian oysters were referred to under the genus Ostrea but was later included under the genus Crassostrea. Anoth...

The bivalve aquaculture industry has become an important socio-economic component of many coastal communities throughout the world and marine molluscs presently account for 60% of global marine aquaculture production[1]. Largely cultivated on the east of Canada (over 20,000 tons per year), the mussel industry represents an annual market of around $30 million[2]. Wild seed collection remains a c...

The projected stagnation in the catch from global fisheries and the continuing expansion of aquaculture is considered against the background that fishmeal and fish oil are major feed stocks for farmed salmon and trout, and also for marine fish. The dietary requirement of these farmed fish for high-quality protein, rich in essential amino acids, can be met by sources other than fishmeal. However...

Human activity and global climate change have severely affected marine ecosystems fishery resources. Habitat conservation stock enhancement are considered effective methods. Moreover, with the gradual disappearance of resources, fishing ports become underutilized spaces. Currently, 73 221 in Taiwan underutilized. Therefore, we, for first time, developed an integrated multitrophic aquaculture (I...

The demand for animal protein especially fish is expanding due to the population growth, increased incomes and changes in eating habits and life styles. The capture fisheries in Malaysia which supply over 70 % of the fish used for food are over-exploited, and the yield has become stagnant over the last decades and in some cases it has even declined. In addition, the balance of trade for the pas...

Invertebrates, in contrast of vertebrate animals, have no acquired immunity, therefore for protection against intussusceptions of foreign agents they use innate immunity system[1]. The part of ancient protective system forming the basis of nonspecific immunity of invertebrates, has served as the precursor of the complicated immunity of vertebrate animals[2]. The antimicrobial function of the in...

Global warming is a deteriorating international issue linked to the continuous rise in atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) due to an increase in worldwide energy consumption with the burning of fossil fuels[1]. A new alternative and sustainable fuel source must be found to replace fossil fuel uses, and to prevent global energy crisis. Microalgae, a promising biofuel feedstock, with a much greater ...

1 Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom, 2 National Centre for Earth Observation, Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Plymouth, United Kingdom, 3 Lowestoft Laboratory, Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Suffolk, United Kingdom, 4 Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, United States, 5 School of Biological and...