If you’re a rock-boring bivalve, you can use that to your advantage because you can grind at the rock, and then the water you’re pulling in can take all of that rock debris away,” Collins said.

Bivalve farming can also contribute to gender equality in coastal communities, as women are able to work in aquaculture because the farms typically are located close to the coast.

The bivalve Anadara kagoshimensis is an invader and has lived in the Black Sea since the 1950s. Like all bivalve mollusks, it can't sustain the constant concentration of substances inside cells ...

Bivalve mariculture and fishing industries are likely to experience increased frequency, severity, and prevalence of such mass mortality events if the resilience of the natural systems is not improved ...