Publications
Peer Reviewed Publications
Acquafredda, M.P., Calvo, L., De Luca, M., Munroe, D. (2025). Evaluating farmed Atlantic surfclam (Spisula solidissima) grow-out performance across three New Jersey bays. Journal of Shellfish Research. 44(3), 387-403. https://doi.org/10.2983/035.044.0306
Acquafredda, M.P., Guo, X., Munroe, D.M. (2024). Transcriptomic response of the Atlantic surfclams (Spisula solidissima) to acute heat stress. Marine Biotechnology, 26, 149–168. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10126-024-10285-0
Acquafredda, M.P., Morris, N., Calvo, L.R., De Luca, M., Munroe, D.M. (2022). Evaluating the efficacy of nursery gear types for cultivating Atlantic surfclams (Spisula solidissima). Aquaculture Reports, 25, 101186. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aqrep.2022.101186
Osborne, E.B., Hu, X., Hall, E.R., Yates, K., Vreeland-Dawson, J., Shamberger, S., Barbero, L., Hernandez Ayon, M., Gomez, F., Hicks, T., Xu, Y., McCutcheon, M.R., Acquafredda, M.P., et al. (2022). Ocean Acidification in the Gulf of Mexico: Drivers, Impacts, Unknowns, and the Role of the Gulf of Mexico Coastal Acidification Network. Progress in Oceanography. 102882. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2022.102882
Dobson, K. L., Newton, J. A., Widdicombe. S., Schoo, K. L., Acquafredda, M. P., Kitch, G., Lowder K., Valauri-Orton, A., Bantelman, A., Soapi, K., Azetsu-Scott, K., Isensee, K. (2022) OARS: Building on GOA-ON approaches and keys to success – co-designing global action on local scales. ICES Journal of Marine Science. fsac158, https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsac158
Acquafredda, M.P., Guo, X., Munroe, D.M. (2020) Response of farmed Atlantic surfclams (Spisula solidissima) to repeated heat stress and the feasibility of selective breeding for greater heat tolerance. North American Journal of Aquaculture, 83(1), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1002/naaq.10168
Birthisel, S.K., Eastman, B.A., Soucy, A.R., Paul, M., Clements, R. S., White, A., Acquafredda, M.P., Errickson, W., Zhu, L-H., Allen, M.C., Mills, S.A., Dimmig, G., Dittmer, K.M. (2020). Convergence, continuity, and community: a framework for enabling emerging leaders to build climate solutions in agriculture, forestry, and aquaculture. Climatic Change, 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-020-02844-w
Acquafredda, M.P. & Munroe, D.M. (2020) Effect of species diversity on particle clearance and productivity in farmed bivalves. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 639:107-126. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps13266
Acquafredda, M.P., Munroe, D.M., Ragone Calvo, L.M., De Luca, M. (2019). The effect of rearing temperature on the survival and growth of early juvenile Atlantic surfclams (Spisula solidissima). Aquaculture Reports, 13, 100176. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aqrep.2018.100176
Pechenik, J.A., Chaparro, O.R., Pilnick, A., Karp, M., Acquafredda, M.P., Burns, R. (2016). Effects of embryonic exposure to salinity stress or hypoxia on post-metamorphic growth and survival of the polychaete Capitella teleta. Biological Bulletin, 231(2), 103-112. https://doi.org/10.1086/690090
Factsheets
Acquafredda, M.P. & Ragone Calvo, L.M. (2023). Facts about Vibrio vulnificus, Vibrio parahaemolyticus, and Shellfish. Published by: Rutgers University Haskin Shellfish Research Laboratory
https://hsrl.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2023VibrioFactsheet.pdf
Acquafredda, M.P., Munroe, D.M., Ragone Calvo, L.M., De Luca, M. (2019). New Jersey Growers’ Guide to Surfclam Culture. Published by: NJ Sea Grant Consortium. https://hsrl.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/nj-growers-guide-to-surfclam-culture.pdf
Government Reports & Technical Memoranda
Acquafredda, M., C. Cochran, D. S. Busch, L. Jewett, H. Edmonds, A. Dickson. (2022). NOAA Ocean Acidification Program: Understanding the Current Use and Future Needs of CO2 in Seawater Certified Reference Materials. U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Technical Memorandum OAR-OAP-5, 21p. https://doi.org/10.25923/anc4-gj33
Osborne, E.B., Jewett, E.B., Gledhill, D.K., Feely, R.A., Osgood, K., Arzayus, K.M., Mintz, J.M., Busch, D. S., Tomczuk, J., Acquafredda, M.P. (2020) National Ocean, Coastal, and Great Lakes Acidification Research. NOAA Ocean, Coastal, and Great Lakes Acidification Research Plan: 2020-2029. https://oceanacidification.noaa.gov/ResearchPlan2020.aspx