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- Pearl aquaculture and production technology.
Research on the development and refinement of pearl-production techniques in marine molluscs, including surgical relaxation, mantle-tissue regeneration, graft compatibility, pearl quality and reproductive biotechnology.
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- 1.1. Relaxation, anesthesia and preoperative management
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- Acosta-Salmón, H., Freifeld, M., Bazurto, R., Gronley, D., Matthews, A., Johns, A., Davis, M., 2026. Enhancing surgical relaxation in conch (family Strombidae) using magnesium chloride injections: A technical and bioethical advancement in pearl production. Journal of Shellfish Research 45(2), 351–356. ver
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- Granados-Amores, A., Saucedo, P.E., Zenteno-Savin, T., Mazón-Suástegui, J.M., Acosta-Salmón, H., Díaz-Quijano, R., Campa-Córdova, A.I., 2018. Does relaxation as a sedative therapy previous to pearl formation affects antioxidant response and causes oxidative damage in the winged pearl oyster Pteria sterna? Aquaculture 491, 295–301. ver
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- Torres-Martínez, J.A., Saucedo, P.E., Rangel-Dávalos, C., Acosta-Salmón, H., 2012. Advances in pre-operatory techniques for pearl production in the lions-paw scallop Nodipecten subnodosus: relaxation and mantle excision. Aquaculture 356–357, 279-283. ver
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- Mamangkey, N. G. F., Acosta-Salmón, H., Southgate, P.C., 2009. Use of anaesthetics with the silver-lip pearl oyster, Pinctada maxima (Jameson). Aquaculture 288, 280-284. ver
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- Acosta-Salmón, H., Davis, M., 2007. Inducing relaxation in the queen conch Strombus gigas (L.) for cultured pearl production. Aquaculture 262, 73-77. ver
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- Acosta-Salmón, H., Martínez-Fernández, E., Southgate, P.C., 2005. Use of relaxants to obtain saibo tissue from the blacklip pearl oyster Pinctada margaritifera and the Akoya pearl oyster Pinctada fucata. Aquaculture 246, 167-172. ver.
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- 1.2. Mantle tissue biology, regeneration and surgical responses
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- Granados-Amores, A., Campa-Córdova, Á. I., Acosta-Salmon, H., Angulo, C., Zenteno-Savín, T., Rodríguez-Jaramillo, M. C., Saucedo, P.E., 2024. Antioxidant activity and oxidative damage associated with seeding surgery for pearl culture in the winged pearl oyster Pteria sterna. Antioxidants 13 (6), 723. ver
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- Saucedo, P.E., Olivera, A., Sierra-Beltrán, A., Mazón-Suástegui, J.M., Acosta-Salmón, H., 2019. Primary culture of mantle cells of the mother-of-pearl Pinctada mazatlanica (Bivalvia: Pteriidae) and its potential application to pearl farming. Hidrobiológica 29, 1-7.
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- Acosta-Salmón, H., Southgate, P.C., 2006. Wound healing after excision of mantle tissue from the Akoya pearl oyster, Pinctada fucata (Gould). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A- Molecular and Integrative Physiology 143 (2): 264-268. ver
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- Acosta-Salmón, H., Southgate, P.C., 2005b. Mantle regeneration in the pearl oysters Pinctada fucata and Pinctada margaritifera. Aquaculture 246, 447-453. ver
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- 1.3. Pearl production methods, quality and graft compatibility
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- Trejo-Rodríguez, K., Granados-Amores, A., Arellano-Martínez, M., Acosta-Salmón, H., Campa-Córdova, A.I., Rojas-Figueroa, A., Saucedo, P.E., 2025. Physiological capacity of Pinctada mazatlanica to receive xenografts from Pteria sterna, as a criterion to improve pearl production and quality. Fish and Shellfish Immunology 158, 110181. ver
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- Sáez-Saavedra, C., Saucedo, P.E., Acosta-Salmon, H., Tanguy, A., Araya, R., 2024. Progress towards development of a unique pearl culture technology for red abalone (Haliotis rufescens) in Chile. Aquaculture Reports, 34, p.101917. ver
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- Rojas-Figueroa, A., Araya, R., Acosta-Salmón, H., Chávez-Contreras, F., Ortiz-Cornejo, N.L., Saucedo, P.E., 2019. Factors influencing half-pearl (mabe) production and quality in the red abalone Haliotis rufescens. Aquaculture Research 50, 3392–3400. ver
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- Acosta-Salmón, H., Davis, M., 2014. US Patent No. 8,707,902 B2. Methods for Producing Cultured Pearls in Conch and Other Gastropods. United States Patent and Trademark Office. United States Department of Commerce. ver
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- Ruiz-Rubio, H., Acosta-Salmón, H., Olivera, A., Southgate, P. C., Rangel-Dávalos, C., 2006. The influence of culture method and culture period on quality of half-pearls (‘mabé’) from the winged pearl oyster Pteria sterna, Gould, 1851. Aquaculture 254, 269-274. ver.
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- 1.4. Gamete cryopreservation and reproductive biotechnology
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- Acosta-Salmón, H., Jerry, D.R., Southgate, P.C., 2007. Effects of cryoprotectant agents and freezing protocol on motility of black-lip pearl oyster (Pinctada margaritifera L.) spermatozoa. Cryobiology 54 (1), 13-18. ver
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- 1.5. Broodstock selection for pearl production
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- Acosta-Salmón, H., Martínez-Fernández, E., Southgate, P.C., 2004. A new approach to pearl oyster broodstock selection: can saibo donors be used as future broodstock?. Aquaculture 231, 205-214. ver.
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- 1.6. Pearl aquaculture industry, history and development
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- Saucedo, P.E., McLaurin D., Lodeiros, C., Freites, L., León, L., Cáceres-Puig, J.I., Albuquerque, M.C.P., Southgate, P.C., Acosta-Salmon, H., Progress towards reestablishing Latin America as a major pearl producing region: a review. Reviews in Aquaculture 2022, 1–19. ver
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- Saucedo, P.E., Acosta-Salmón, H., McLaurin-Moreno, D., Castillo-Domínguez, A., Melgar-Valdés, C.E., Mazón-Suástegui, J.M., 2021. Freshwater pearl culture in Mexico: History, present status, and future perspectives. Reviews in Aquaculture. ver
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- Southgate, P. C., Strack, E., Hart, A., Wada, K. T., Monteforte, M., Cariño, M., Langy, S., Lo, C., Acosta-Salmón, H., Wang, A., 2008. Exploitation and Culture of Major Commercial Species. In: Lucas, J., Southgate, P. C., Eds. The Pearl Oyster: Biology and Culture. Elsevier, The Netherlands. 589 pp.
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- Nutrition, feeding and digestive physiology
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- 2.1. Microalgae as live feed and nutritional resources
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- Saucedo, P.E., González-Jiménez, A., Acosta-Salmón, H., Mazón-Suástegui, J.M., Ronsón-Paulín, J.A., 2013. Nutritional value of microalgae-based diets for lions-paw scallop (Nodipecten subnodosus) juveniles reared at different temperatures. Aquaculture 392–395, 113-119. ver
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- Martínez-Fernández, E., Acosta-Salmón, H., Southgate, P.C., 2006. The nutritional value of seven species of tropical microalgae for black-lip pearl oyster (Pinctada margaritifera, L.) larvae. Aquaculture 257, 491-503. ver
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- Martínez-Fernández, E., Acosta-Salmón, H., Rangel-Dávalos, C., 2004. Ingestion and digestion of ten species of microalgae by winged pearl oyster Pteria sterna (Gould, 1851) larvae. Aquaculture 230, 419-425. ver
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- 2.2. Formulated diets and growth-related nutrition
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- Maeda-Martínez, A.N., Saucedo, P.E., Mazón-Suástegui, J.M., Acosta-Salmón, H., Romero-Meléndez, Z. 2016. Scope for growth of juvenile Cortez oyster, Crassostrea corteziensis fed isocaloric diets made up with microalgae and cereal flours. Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research 44 (4), 845-849.
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- Garr, A. L., Acosta-Salmón, H., Riche, M., Davis, M., Capo, T. R., Haley, D., Tracy, P., 2011. Growth and survival of juvenile queen conch Strombus gigas fed artificial diets containing varying levels of digestible protein and energy. North American Journal of Aquaculture 73, 34-41.ver
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- Reproductive biology, larval performance, and seed production
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- 3.1. Reproductive physiology and reproductive cycles
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- Gómez-Robles, E., Acosta-Salmón, H., Mazón-Suástegui, J.M., Saucedo, P.E., 2023. Seasonal variation in reproductive and larval performance of the winged pearl oyster Pteria sterna associated with anomalous environmental factors. Ciencias Marinas 49, e3335. ver
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- Angel-Dapa, M.A., Saucedo, P.E., Ceballos-Vázquez, B.P., Acosta-Salmón, H., Arellano-Martínez, M., 2015. Comparative analysis of the reproductive strategy of lion’s paw scallop Nodipecten subnodosus in Baja California Sur, Mexico. Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research 43 (3), 616-620. ver
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- Hawkyns-Martínez, M., Saucedo, P.E., Carreón-Palau, L., Gómez-Robles, E., Acosta-Salmón, H., 2014. Accumulation of docosapolyenoic fatty acids in developing oocytes of the winged pearl oyster Pteria sterna. Aquaculture 432, 74–79. ver
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- Serna-Gallo, M.I., Ruíz-Velazco, J.M.J., Acosta-Salmón, H., Peña-Messina, E., Torres-Zepeda, M.G., Saucedo, P.E., 2014. Growth and reproduction patterns of the winged pearl oyster Pteria sterna in tropical environments of Mexico: Implications for the establishment of pearl farms. Ciencias Marinas 40, 75-88. http://dx.doi.org/10.7773/cm.v40i2.2393
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- Gómez-Robles, E., Mazón-Suástegui, J.M., Acosta-Salmón, H., Hawkyns-Martínez, M., Saucedo, P.E., 2013. Internal nutrient management associated with gonad quality and successful reproduction in the winged pearl oyster Pteria sterna. Aquaculture 412-413, 45-51. ver
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- Lopez-Sanchez, J. A., Maeda-Martinez, A. N., Croll, R. P., Acosta-Salmón, H., 2009. Monoamine fluctuations during the reproductive cycle of the Pacific lion’s paw scallop Nodipecten subnodosus. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A- Molecular and Integrative Physiology 154, 425-428. ver
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- Acosta-Salmón, H., Southgate, P.C., 2005a. Histological changes in the gonad of the blacklip pearl oyster (Pinctada margaritifera Linnaeus, 1758) during the reproductive season at two sites in north Queensland, Australia. Molluscan Research 25 (2), 71-74.
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- Acosta-Salmón, H., Southgate, P.C., 2004. Use of a biopsy technique to obtain gonad tissue from the blacklip pearl oyster Pinctada margaritifera (L.). Aquaculture Research 35, 93-96. ver
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- Growth, environmental physiology and aquaculture systems
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- 4.1. Growth performance and ploidy
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- Miranda-Dominguez, L.E., Valenzuela-Quiñonez, F., Acosta-Salmón, H., López-Galindo, L.L., Granados-Amores, A., Ramírez-Arce, J.L., DeJésus-Bonilla, V.S., Cruz-Hernández, P., 2025. Comparative Grow-out Performance of Diploid vs. Triploid Japanese Oyster (Crassostrea gigas) in Two Environments in Baja California Sur. Aquaculture 608, 742716. ver
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- Arrieche, D., Maeda-Martínez, A. N., Acosta-Balbás, V., Freites, L., Acosta-Salmón, H., Lodeiros, C., 2020. Optimum temperature for growth of an invasive green mussel Perna viridis population from Venezuela, determined in an open-flow system. Aquaculture Reports. doi: 10.1111/raq.12527
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- 4.2. Environmental effects, bioremediation, and restocking
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- García-Corona, J.L., Mazón-Suástegui, J.M., Acosta-Salmón, H., Díaz-Castro, S.C., Amezquita-Arce, M.P., Rodríguez-Jaramillo, C., 2019. Super low frequency electromagnetic radiation affects early development of Pacific oysters (Crassostrea gigas). Aquaculture Research 50, 2729-2734. doi:10.1111/are.14219
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- Olivera, A., Saucedo, P.E., Rangel-Dávalos, C., Acosta-Salmón, H., 2019. Higher restocking density improves growth and survival in the pearl oyster Pteria sterna. Ocean and Coastal Management 167, 100–103. ver
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- Nieves-Soto, M., Enriquez-Ocaña, F., Piña-Valdez, P., Maeda-Martínez, A. N., Almodóvar-Cebreros, J. R., Acosta-Salmón, H., 2011. Is the mangrove cockle Anadara tuberculosa a candidate for effluent bioremediation? Energy budgets under combined conditions of temperature and salinity. Aquaculture 318, 434-438. doi:10.1016/j.aquaculture.2011.05.041
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