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The direction of my Marine Resource Management program has been to develop an expertise in a particular area of aquaculture, complemented by a general knowledge of oceanographic principles. Specifically, my area of interest is the culture of marine bivalve molluscs. Prior to entering the MRM program...

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Main Authors: E. Mark Solon, A Final
Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1984
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Online Access:http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.571.7192
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Summary:The direction of my Marine Resource Management program has been to develop an expertise in a particular area of aquaculture, complemented by a general knowledge of oceanographic principles. Specifically, my area of interest is the culture of marine bivalve molluscs. Prior to entering the MRM program, I had worked with Systemculture Corporation in Hawaii on the research and development of large-scale phytoplankton cultures for the closed system production of the Pacific oyster, Crassostrea gigas. As part of my program at O.S.U., I interned with the Whiskey Creek Oyster Farm in Tillamook, Oregon. This hatchery is among the largest and most efficiently operated hatcheries in the world and has become the primary seed supplier to commercial oyster growers along the west coast of North America. Aquaculture-oriented coursework in my program included Fish and Mol-luscan Culture, Fish Diseases, and Seafood Processing. In a special pro-