With freshwater mussel populations declining globally, understanding how these organisms create underwater reefs is key to preserving habitats that ensure the oysters' survival in a warming ...

The new project includes an indoor, 10-unit aquaculture facility capable of producing 10,000 oysters per year, a quarantine section, as well as research and administrative facilities. To date, the ...

To date, around 8,500 freshwater oysters have already been cultured. Dr Shaikha Salem Al Dhaheri, Secretary-General of EAD, said: “The Abu Dhabi Pearls Centre is the first facility in the Middle ...

Only oysters of the Ostreidae family can make pearls, but many other types of mollusks can produce these gems, such as ...

Freshwater pearls are still cultured by inserting small pieces of native mussel shell into oysters. Mussels are fascinating because ... are 890 known freshwater mussel species, and 302 of those live ...

The collapse of Florida’s oyster reefs serves as a stark reminder of the interconnected challenges we face: freshwater mismanagement, habitat destruction and economic development at odds with ...

“It’s been perfect — plenty of oysters, perfect eating oysters, real salty ... not too much freshwater because the spillway has been closed for so long.” While this season is a welcome ...

“Oysters need a combination of freshwater and saltwater to grow and thrive; that’s what we have in Galveston Bay,” said Raz Halili, vice president of Prestige Oyster Inc. “When oysters get ...

If you think oysters are just delicious seafood, think again. Freshwater oysters produce an adhesive that may hold the secret to developing more environmentally friendly glues with applications ...

If you think oysters are just a delicious seafood, think again. Freshwater oysters produce an adhesive that may hold the secret to developing more environmentally friendly glues with applications from ...