Shellfish
From Oceanus Magazine
July 16, 2010
A Torrent of Crabs Running to the Sea
A student uncovers the natural history of a little-known species
July 31, 2009
Farming Shellfish in Zanzibar
Aquaculture project aims to produce food and reduce poverty
November 19, 2008
Shellfish's Mysterious Pathways to Adulthood
A grad student peers into the lives of larvae, before they grow up to be scallops
October 3, 2008
Are Sea Squirts Crowding Out Scallops?
Invasive species is found on key shellfish habitat: eelgrass
April 10, 2008
Happy as a (Newly Discovered) Clam
Want to find something on the seafloor? Engineer Tom Crook's your man.
October 18, 2007
Are Pollutants Disrupting Marine Ecosystems?
A WHOI researcher stands up for the spineless invertebrates in coastal waters
October 18, 2007
A Mysterious Disease Afflicts Lobster Shells
Something's rotten in the state of New England's favorite crustacean
April 23, 2007
Still Toxic After All These Years
Does oil spilled in 1969 still have impacts on wildlife? Ask a fiddler crab.
November 21, 2006
Ocean Circulation and a Clam Far From Home
Radiocarbon in deep-sea sediments reveals shifts in ocean circulation and climate
August 30, 2006
New 'Eyes' Size Up Scallop Populations
The HabCam undersea camera system can help assess seafloor fish stocks
July 7, 2006
A Modest Proposal to Sustain Lobsters and Lobstermen
Relax minimum legal size requirements, but reduce number of traps
April 27, 2006
Lurking Benignly on the Seafloor, the ‘Yeti’ Crab is Discovered
The white, long-armed, shaggy creature represents an entirely new family of crabs
October 17, 2005
A Mysterious Disease Is Infecting Northeast Clam Beds
...But a new technique is revealing the secrets of QPX ('Quahog Parasite Unknown')
October 7, 2005
Cold Comfort for Barnacles
Researchers are surprised to find that frozen barnacle larvae can revive
January 11, 2005
Rites of Passage for Juvenile Marine Life
Learning from the life-or-death journeys of barnacle, lobster, and clam larvae