Oyster Studies, 1970
Date
1969-70
Authors
Hofstetter, Robert P.
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Publisher
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Abstract
Annual death rates among one to five year-old oyster stocks at tray stations in Galveston Bay ranged from 24 to 45%, representing an increase in mortality among the older stocks over that recorded in the previous year and an above average mortality for one-year old oysters. Labyrinthomyxa marina infections were primarily responsible.
Description
pages 155-168; available for download at the link below.
Keywords
oysters, oyster fisheries, spat, larval settlement, mortality, Labyrinthomyxa marina, fungal diseases, stock assessment