Aquaculture is growing rapidly worldwide, and sustainability is dependent on an understanding of current genetic variation and levels of connectivity among populations. Genetic data are essential to mitigate the genetic and ecological impacts of aquaculture

Harmful algal blooms (HABs) such as those formed by the ichthyotoxic dinoflagellate , Margalefidinium (aka Cochlodinium ) polykrikoides can have adverse effects on bivalves. While M. polykrikoides has caused significant die offs of bivalves and other

Using the Ecopath modeling software, an energy flow model of Mercenaria mercenaria-Portunus trituberculatus-Litopenaeus vannamei polyculture pond ecosystem was constructed. The model contained 12 functional groups. The carrying capacity of M. mercenaria