The Senegalese sole (Solea senegalensis) is a valuable flatfish for aquaculture, but it presents important reproductive problems in captivity. Spawning is achieved by wild-caught breeders but cultured broodstocks fail to spawn spontaneously and, when they do, eggs are unfertilized. To gain knowledge on the physiological basis underlying this reproductive dysfunction, this study aimed at analyzi...

 Post larvae of wild and cultured spawners of the Indian white shrimp (Penaeus indicus, Milne Edwards, 1837) were reared to market size, in commercial ponds of shrimp farming site of Helleh, in Bushehr Province, during a six months period. Environmental factors, management process and the diet used to feed shrimps were almost similar for both treatments. Averages of the weight, length, specific...

Pacu (Piaractus mesopotamicus) is one of the most important Neotropical freshwater fish species produced by aquaculture in South America. This study first attempt to inquire about stocks Argentina regarding genetic diversity and structure. Neither characterization nor pedigree records are available for pacu farms Argentina. The presence hybrids both natural environment (Lower Paraná River) has ...

A field experiment was conducted to compare the performance of different hard clam (Mercenaria mercenaria) strains in local clamming waters of New York state. Experimental clams included aMercenaria mercenaria notata seed obtained from a Florida broodstock, and 2 New York seed strains obtained from local hatcheries, including a cultured M. mercenaria notata strain and a first-generation ‘‘wild-...

 Post larvae of wild and cultured spawners of the Indian white shrimp (Penaeus indicus, Milne Edwards, 1837) were reared to market size, in commercial ponds of shrimp farming site of Helleh, in Bushehr Province, during a six months period. Environmental factors, management process and the diet used to feed shrimps were almost similar for both treatments. Averages of the weight, length, specific...

Knowledge on seahorses is generally scarce but has been increasing in recent years due to their conservation status. Seahorse culture is a quite recent activity in the field of marine aquaculture in most countries attempting it, and captive breeding techniques are available only for some species. With the aim of contributing to the development of breeding in captivity for conservative purposes,...

The first attempt to obtain artificials pearls from the black-lip pearl oyster Pinctada margaritifera in French Polynesia dates back 1963. The pearl oyster culture has grown quickly especially since the eighties. This industry is now the first exportation in value of French Polynesia. 19 atolls of the Tuamotu islands have at this time one or more farms and this activity become more and more att...