Dossier
Mussels, oysters and other shellfish
The cultivation of mussels, oysters and other shellfish has experienced a tremendous growth due to the growing international demand for food. Wageningen University & Research studies ways to make shellfish farming more sustainable and profitable.
News 2016-2019
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Nature as the inspiration for climate solutions
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New opportunities for oysters in wind farms
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Oyster reefs used to counter large waves
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New method to detect mussel toxins without using lab animals
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Japanese oyster helps endangered Dutch flat oyster
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Restoration of European flat oyster reefs in the North Sea and Wadden Sea
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Higher production efficiency for mussels possible
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Mussel bank mapping from UAVs
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Publications
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Rapid cloud-based temporal compositing of Sentinel-1 radar imagery for epibenthic shellfish inventory
Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 250 (2021). - ISSN 0272-7714 -
The impact of mussel seed fishery on the dynamics of wild subtidal mussel beds in the western Wadden Sea, The Netherlands
Journal of Sea Research 167 (2021). - ISSN 1385-1101 -
Increased production of green mussels (Perna viridis) using longline culture and an economic comparison with stake culture on the north coast of Java, Indonesia
Aquaculture Research 52 (2021)1. - ISSN 1355-557X - p. 373 - 380. -
Ontwikkeling van de bodemdiergemeenschap in de geulen van referentiegebied Rottum : tussenrapportage 14 jaar na sluiting (najaar 2019)
Wageningen : Wettelijke Onderzoekstaken Natuur & Milieu (WOt-technical report 193) - p. -
Ontwikkeling van enkele droogvallende mosselbanken in de Nederlandse Waddenzee : Situatie 2019
Wageningen : Wettelijke Onderzoekstaken Natuur & Milieu (WOt-technical report 192) - p. -
Forty questions of importance to the policy and practice of native oyster reef restoration in Europe
Aquatic conservation: marine and freshwater ecosystems 30 (2020)11. - ISSN 1052-7613 - p. 2038 - 2049. -
Optimization of off-bottom spat collectors for restoration and production of the European flat oyster (Ostrea edulis) in Dutch coastal waters
Aquatic conservation: marine and freshwater ecosystems 30 (2020)11. - ISSN 1052-7613 - p. 2087 - 2100. -
Future-proof and sustainable healthy diets based on current eating patterns in the Netherlands
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 112 (2020)5. - ISSN 0002-9165 - p. 1338 - 1347. -
Large-scale Pacific oyster removal experiment in the Oosterschelde (The Netherlands)
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Bonamia infection in native oysters (Ostrea edulis) in relation to European restoration projects
Aquatic conservation: marine and freshwater ecosystems 30 (2020)11. - ISSN 1052-7613 - p. 2150 - 2162.