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The impact of the storage temperature (3, 5, 8 and 12 \u00b0C) on clams in plastic net bags and the effect of modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) were investigated. The survival percentage and microbiological and chemical parameters were evaluated, as well as sensory characteristics. The survival percentage and sensory aspects results indicate that the longest time with 95% live clams was observed at 5 \u00b0C and 8 \u00b0C, but lower temperatures (3 and 5 \u00b0C) have lower death rates after the threshold. In the MAP tests, the clams were kept closed due to confinement in plastic trays applying a vacuum, before gas flushing that drew the lid film over the clams. However, a negative effect of CO2 was observed for clams, with lower survival when packaged in 30% CO2. The shelf-life increased by only 1\u20132 days under &gt;70% O2 with no CO2. These results show that this species is very sensitive, and MAP is not commercially effective for this application.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/foods14091629","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,5,5]],"date-time":"2025-05-05T21:42:09Z","timestamp":1746481329000},"page":"1629","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":4,"title":["Extending the Shelf-Life of Live Clams, Venerupis corrugata\u2014Important Aspects of Current Packaging and Advances in Modified Atmosphere Packaging"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"14","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9194-3669","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Cintia Borghetti","family":"Goes","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Universidade Cat\u00f3lica Portuguesa, CBQF\u2014Centro de Biotecnologia e Qu\u00edmica Fina\u2014Laborat\u00f3rio Associado, Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Rua Diogo Botelho 1327, 4169-005 Porto, Portugal"}]},{"given":"Susana","family":"Teixeira","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Centre for Food Quality and Safety, Universidade Cat\u00f3lica Portuguesa, Rua Diogo Botelho 1327, 4169-005 Porto, Portugal"}]},{"given":"Cristina","family":"Mena","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Centre for Food Quality and Safety, Universidade Cat\u00f3lica Portuguesa, Rua Diogo Botelho 1327, 4169-005 Porto, Portugal"}]},{"given":"F\u00e1tima","family":"Silva","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Centre for Food Quality and Safety, Universidade Cat\u00f3lica Portuguesa, Rua Diogo Botelho 1327, 4169-005 Porto, Portugal"}]},{"given":"Andreia","family":"Cruz","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Oceano Fresco S.A., Porto da Nazar\u00e9, 2450-075 Nazar\u00e9, Portugal"}]},{"given":"In\u00eas","family":"Bas\u00edlio","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Oceano Fresco S.A., Porto da Nazar\u00e9, 2450-075 Nazar\u00e9, Portugal"}]},{"given":"Maria Concei\u00e7\u00e3o","family":"Hogg","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Universidade Cat\u00f3lica Portuguesa, CBQF\u2014Centro de Biotecnologia e Qu\u00edmica Fina\u2014Laborat\u00f3rio Associado, Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Rua Diogo Botelho 1327, 4169-005 Porto, Portugal"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8217-448X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Morten","family":"Sivertsvik","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Processing Technology, Nofima AS, Richard Johnsen gt 4, 4021 Stavanger, Norway"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6296-5137","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Paula","family":"Teixeira","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Universidade Cat\u00f3lica Portuguesa, CBQF\u2014Centro de Biotecnologia e Qu\u00edmica Fina\u2014Laborat\u00f3rio Associado, Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Rua Diogo Botelho 1327, 4169-005 Porto, Portugal"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6598-6515","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"F\u00e1tima","family":"Po\u00e7as","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Universidade Cat\u00f3lica Portuguesa, CBQF\u2014Centro de Biotecnologia e Qu\u00edmica Fina\u2014Laborat\u00f3rio Associado, Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Rua Diogo Botelho 1327, 4169-005 Porto, Portugal"},{"name":"Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Centre for Food Quality and Safety, Universidade Cat\u00f3lica Portuguesa, Rua Diogo Botelho 1327, 4169-005 Porto, Portugal"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,5,5]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","unstructured":"Minist\u00e9rio da Agricultura, do Desenvolvimento Rural e das Pescas (2011). 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