“…However, the study did not demonstrate that haemocytes from exposed mussels could be stored in a similar fashion, and this raises concern; mussels containing a reactive genotoxicant in the hemolymph at the time of sampling would continue to be damaged over the duration of post-sampling storage. Cryopreservation is frequently used in conservation and long-term storage of biological tissues, cell cultures, embryos and gametes at sub-zero temperature [20] and cryopreservation of the bivalve gametes such as Pacific oysters, Crassostrea gigas and the sperm from Common carp, Cyprinus carpio has been proven a success and has brought huge benefits to aquaculture [21,22]. Sampling in the marine environment may also require mussels to be collected while at sea, which for practical reasons (e.g.…”