Journal
REVIEWS IN AQUACULTURE
Volume 13, Issue 3, Pages 1423-1468Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/raq.12529
Keywords
breeding; hatchery; reproduction biology; shellfish; spat; technology
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- German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN) [FKZ 3516892001, FKZ 3517685013]
- Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety within the Federal Program for Biological Diversity
- Projekt DEAL
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The research provides a summary of all available knowledge and technologies of O. edulis seed production, reflecting on current challenges, unanswered questions, and future research topics to ensure sustainable seed supply. It covers different aspects including biology, stressors, genetics, history of production technologies, and methods of seed production.
The conservation and active restoration of European flat oyster (Ostrea edulis) populations are a major focus of ecological restoration efforts to take advantage of the wide-ranging ecosystem functions and services this species provides. Accordingly, additional and new demands for seed oysters have arisen. In commercial aquaculture (mariculture), the production of O. edulis is still largely based on natural seed collection. Considering the specific requirements, related to ecological restoration, such as the absence of pathogens and the preservation of high genetic diversity, the current supply is insufficient. Despite the development of breeding and controlled reproduction techniques for this species since the late 1930s, seed production today is mainly based on empirical concepts. Several of the issues that producers still face are already subjects of research; many others are still unanswered or even unaddressed. This review provides a summary of all available knowledge and technologies of O. edulis seed production. Furthermore, it provides a detailed reflection on implications for restoration, future challenges, open questions and it identifies relevant research topics for sustainable seed supply. The study covers the following aspects on (i) biology of the species, (ii) stressors - including pathogens and pollutants, (iii) genetics, (iv) history of production technologies, (v) seed production in polls, (vi) seed production in ponds and (vii) seed production in hatcheries. Future research needs on sex determinism, gametogenesis, cryopreservation, nutrition, selective breeding, pathogens and disease, and the development of reliable protocols for production are highlighted.
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