Aquaculture and capture production of clam species have great economic value in Europe. The production is dominated by the introduced species, Manila clam, Ruditapes philippinarum, which has displaced some of the native species of clams. In Europe, landings of autochthonous clams have decreased in the recent years due to overfishing, failure in recruitment, abiotic stress and diseases. Due to aforementioned factors, seed production in hatcheries has become essential to ensure the sustainability of the fisheries and aquaculture production of European native clams. Many studies have focused on the different steps involved in hatchery rearing, but the volume of seed of native species produced in commercial hatcheries is still relatively low in comparison to the exotic Manila clam. Presently, in European hatcheries, seeds from only two native species, Ruditapes decussatus and Venerupis corrugata, are produced at industrial scale. The present review analyses the state of hatchery culture of European native clam species, and the aims are to transfer information to the industry and identify critical gaps that might be impeding the development of hatchery production.

水产养殖和捕捞蛤类的生产在欧洲具有巨大的经济价值。生产主要由引进的马尼拉蛤，菲律宾蛤仔（Ruditapes philippinarum）主导。，这已经取代了一些当地蛤类。在欧洲，近年来，由于过度捕捞，招募失败，非生物胁迫和疾病，当地蛤的上岸量有所减少。由于上述因素，孵化场的种子生产对于确保欧洲本土蛤s的渔业和水产养殖生产的可持续性至关重要。许多研究集中在孵化场饲养涉及的不同步骤上，但是与外来的马尼拉蛤相比，商业孵化场生产的本地物种的种子数量仍然相对较低。目前，在欧洲孵化场中，仅来自两个本地物种Ruditapes decussatus和Venerupis corrugata的种子，以工业规模生产。本综述分析了欧洲本土蛤hat的孵化场文化状况，其目的是将信息传递给该行业，并确定可能阻碍孵化场生产发展的关键差距。