Shellfish News - Issue No. 13, May 2002

• Issue No. 13, May 2002 (PDF, 2.8 MB)

Contents

Articles

• The Ormer - a new species for cultivation?
• Shellfish embryos to check pollution
• Monitoring oyster spatfall in the Solent
• Shell damage studies in the Wash cockle fishery
• A national strategy for mussel seed
• Crab shelter research project
• Successful lobster protection initiative
• Pink Crab Disease in edible crabs
• Lobster sniffing: how lobsters capture smells from the sea
• Bird deterrent used in oil spills
• The Tasmanian Pacific oyster industry
• The Australian stud oyster
• Sea urchins – the new caviar?

Announcements

• UK microbiological laboratories undertaking shellfish testing
• Scottish Executive designates 75 extra shellfish waters
• Burry Inlet cockles awarded Marine Stewardship Council eco-label for sustainability
• A new oyster shucker
• ‘Fresher Under Pressure’TM technology takes off
• Major new edition of crustacean farming book

News from the Trade Associations

• SAGB
• ASSG
• Scallop ASP Steering Group

Monitoring Reports

• The marine biotoxin monitoring programmes for England and Wales: 2001/2
• The marine biotoxin monitoring programmes for Scotland: 2001/2
• The Bonamia and Marteilia sampling programme: 2001

Shellfish Production

• Farmed Shellfish Production in the UK in 2000

Research News

Shellfish in the Press

Information File

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