The early post-settlement stage is the most sensitive during the life history of reef building corals. However, few studies have examined the factors that influence coral mortality during this period. Here, the impact of fouling on the survival of newly settled coral spat of Acropora millepora was investigated by manipulating the extent of fouling cover on settlement tiles using non-toxic, wax ...

Uncertainties associated with wild harvests of seed and adult oysters due to unknown oceanographic oscillations are a major challenge in oyster fisheries aquaculture development. In contribution addressing this challenge, we proffer clarity on the spatiotemporal variations spatfall (number spat/m 2 ) mangrove Crassostrea tulipa (Lamarck, 1819) four estuaries along Gulf Guinea coast. By monthly ...

As proof and proving are the key elements of mathematics, several frameworks evaluating this process have been presented. Proof image, being one them, was introduced by Kidron Dreyfus (2014) through analyses two mathematicians' activities. Authors clarified it in context components, emphasized its relation with formal proof. However, despite mentioning possibility, they didn’t present any case ...

The blacklip rock oyster, Saccostrea lineage J, has the potential to support new aquaculture developments throughout its range in tropical Indo-Pacific region, but lack of research investment understanding basic biology been a key failure point past. This study assessed J spat growth and survival downweller upweller nursery systems, with aim establishing baseline biological information evaluati...

Global expansion of bivalve aquaculture can drive sustainable protein production. Inland culture mussel spat play an important role in supporting extensive farming. Nursery bivalves is, however, dependent on nutritious, cost-efficient, and more reliable diets for spat. The aim this study was to assess the impact dietary alternatives commercial algal feeds (Shellfish Diet 1800) survival growth M...

The Santa Catarina Island Bay (SCIB) contributes with the largest production of cultivated oysters in Brazil, which is almost entirely based on hatchery produced cultchless oyster spat, whose metamorphosis induced by an epinephrine solution. A scale experiment was carried out to analyze technical feasibility spat-on-shell system SCIB. for 47 weeks, involving internal phase, larval settlement, a...