Shrimp farming constitutes an important source of revenue and employment in many
developing countries. However, infectious diseases have affected the profitability of the shrimp …

This paper attempts to review and evaluate existing information about the effects of
environmental changes on the immune response in Crustacea. Emphasis has been placed on …

The immune response of shrimp exposed to severe hypoxia, 1mg O 2 ml −1 for 24h, was
measured in terms total haemocyte count (THC), differential haemocyte count (DHC), …

Adaptation of digestive enzymes to dietary proteins was studied in Penaeus vannamei at
the level of enzyme activity, synthesis measured by an immunoquantitative assay and …

This paper describes the changes in the total and differential haemocyte counts during the
moult cycle of the shrimp,Penaeus stylirostris. Correlative measures of phenoloxidase (PO) …

Plastic pollution in the environment is increasing at global scale. Microplastics (MP) are
derived from degradation of larger plastic items or directly produced in microparticles form (< 5 …

Massive nauplii production in Litopenaeus setiferus by means of natural matings has not
been reported. The main reason is the low spermatophore attachment rate that has been …

Background Black pearl farming is based on culture of the blacklip pearl oyster Pinctada
margaritifera (Mollusca, lophotrochozoa), a protandrous hermaphrodite species. At first …

The purpose of this study was to examine the responses of the oyster Crassostrea gigas to
oxygen levels at subcellular and whole organism levels. Two experiments were carried out. …

Pearl-farming leads to significant plastic pollution in French Polynesia (FP) as the end of life
of most farming gear is currently poorly managed. Plastic debris released into the aquatic …