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Gut microbiome resilience of green-lipped mussels, Perna canaliculus, to starvation
Host gut microbiomes play an important role in animal health and resilience to conditions, such as malnutrition and starvation. These host-microbiome...
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Pre-treatments to reduce metabolism in adult green-lipped mussel, Perna canaliculus, in preparation for live transportation
Improved sustainability of aquaculture can be achieved by reducing product wastage post-harvest. Aquaculture of the green-lipped mussel, Perna...
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Map** the Green-Lipped Mussel (Perna canaliculus) Microbiome: A Multi-Tissue Analysis of Bacterial and Fungal Diversity
Poor health and mortality events of the commercially important and endemic New Zealand green-lipped mussel ( Perna canaliculus ) pose a threat to its...
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An integrated omics approach to investigate summer mortality of New Zealand Greenshell™ mussels
BackgroundGreen-lipped mussels, commercially known as Greenshell™ mussels ( Perna canaliculus Gmelin 1791), contribute > $300 million to New...
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Beyond relaxed: magnesium chloride anaesthesia alters the circulatory metabolome of a marine mollusc (Perna canaliculus)
BackgroundThe New Zealand Green-lipped mussel industry is well-established providing vastly to aquaculture exports. To assess mussel health and...
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The role of wind in controlling the connectivity of blue mussels (Mytilus edulis L.) populations
BackgroundLarval connectivity between distinct benthic populations is essential for their persistence. Although connectivity is difficult to measure...
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Biodiversity associated with restored small-scale mussel habitats has restoration decision implications
The global loss of marine ecosystem engineers has caused an unprecedented decline in biodiversity. Although wild shellfish habitats have been shown...
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An assessment of the use of macroalgae to improve the retention of Greenshell™ mussel (Perna canaliculus) spat in longline culture
Large-scale losses of spat are commonplace during the early stages of mussel aquaculture costing the industry millions in lost production. The...
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The High Seas Solution
In this Chapter, The case is made for greater use of the High Seas to replace forage fish with mussels in the diet of farmed fish and produce the...
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Marine heatwave promotes population expansion of the invasive ascidian Symplegma brakenhielmi
The global increase in frequency and severity of marine heatwaves (MHWs) is highlighting the impact these extreme climatic events can have on marine...
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Investigating the biochemical effects of heat stress and sample quenching approach on the metabolic profiling of abalone (Haliotis iris)
IntroductionOcean temperatures have been consistently increasing due to climate change, and the frequency of heatwave events on shellfish quality is...
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Effects of chronic ammonia nitrogen stress on hydrolases and interleukin 17–3 (IL-17–3) in clam Cyclina sinensis
Ammonia nitrogen is an unavoidable factor in aquaculture, and it may have a severe effect on clam breeding. To explore the toxic effect of ammonia...
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Habitat: Dark Caves
Sea caves are hollow spaces bounded by rocks that are almost entirely cut off from sunlight. Due to this lack of light energy, photosynthesis cannot...
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Loggerhead Sea Turtles as Hosts of Diverse Bacterial and Fungal Communities
Research on microbial communities associated with wild animals provides a valuable reservoir of knowledge that could be used for enhancing their...
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Association between omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and osteoarthritis: results from the NHANES 2003–2016 and Mendelian randomization study
BackgroundOmega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (omega-3 PUFAs) exhibit potential as therapeutics for a variety of diseases. This observational and...
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Electron transfer and ROS production in brain mitochondria of intertidal and subtidal triplefin fish (Tripterygiidae)
While oxygen is essential for oxidative phosphorylation, O 2 can form reactive species (ROS) when interacting with electrons of mitochondrial electron...
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Genome-wide identification and characterization of superoxide dismutases in four oyster species reveals functional differentiation in response to biotic and abiotic stress
BackgroundOysters inhabit in the intertidal zone and may be suffered from environmental stresses, which can increase the production of reactive...
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A Step Forward Towards Food Safety from Parasite Infective Agents
Many parasites can be transmitted by food. Toxoplasma gondii and Toxocara spp. are amongst foodborne parasites which are prevalent in develo**...
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Metabolomics Study of Immune Responses of New Zealand Greenshell™ Mussels (Perna canaliculus) Infected with Pathogenic Vibrio sp.
Vibrio coralliilyticus is a bacterial pathogen which can affect a range of marine organisms, such as corals, fish and shellfish, with sometimes...
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Trace Metals in Pearl River Estuary Organisms
Important concepts when considering the biology of trace metals in aquatic organisms are uptake processes, bioavailability, bioaccumulation and...