Species Profiles: Life Histories and Environmental Requirements of Coastal Fishes and Invertebrates (Pacific Northwest), Pacific Oyster
Species profiles are literature summaries of the taxonomy, morphology, range, life history, and environmental requirements of coastal aquatic species. These are designed to assist in environmental impact assessments. The Pacific oyster is found in the estuarine waters of California, Oregon, Washingt...
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ftdtic:ADA203409 2023-05-15T17:54:17+02:00 Species Profiles: Life Histories and Environmental Requirements of Coastal Fishes and Invertebrates (Pacific Northwest), Pacific Oyster Pauley, Gilbert B. Van Der Raay, Birgitta Troutt, David WASHINGTON COOPERATIVE FISHERY RESEARCHUNIT SEATTLE 1988-09 text/html http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA203409 http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA203409 en eng http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA203409 APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE DTIC AND NTIS Biology *ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT *LIFE(BIOLOGY) *OYSTERS REQUIREMENTS TEMPERATURE OPTIMIZATION COASTAL REGIONS ENVIRONMENTS PRODUCTION WATER WATER POLLUTION SUSPENDED SEDIMENTS PROFILES DOCUMENTS HISTORY POISONING ANIMALS POLLUTANTS CALIFORNIA LIFE CYCLES PACIFIC OCEAN SALINITY EGGS INVERTEBRATES FEEDING SEDIMENTS LARVAE ADULTS TAXONOMY TOXINS AND ANTITOXINS FISHES HABITS BRITISH COLUMBIA PARALYSIS SHELLFISH OREGON ESTUARIES BREEDING WASHINGTON(STATE) Text 1988 ftdtic 2016-02-21T04:32:29Z Species profiles are literature summaries of the taxonomy, morphology, range, life history, and environmental requirements of coastal aquatic species. These are designed to assist in environmental impact assessments. The Pacific oyster is found in the estuarine waters of California, Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia. It is sought both commercially and recreationally. Washington leads all other areas combined with a commercial production of 5.5 million pounds valued at $3.8 million. This is 26% of Washington State's total shellfish production value. These are very prolific animals, releasing up to 70 million eggs per year. Larvae are sensitive to a variety of environmental conditions, primarily temperature and salinity, and to pollutants including sulphite waste liquor. Growth is rapid and most noticeable in the third and fourth years. Along with other shellfish, Pacific oysters may accumulate toxin from Gonyaulax cantenella (responsible for paralytic shellfish poisoning), but they lose the toxin more rapidly than other shellfish. Optimum water temperature for adults is 20 C and optimum salinities are above 20 ppt for adults. Ambient temperature is the single most critical item to breeding success in the Pacific Northwest. Keywords: Feeding habits; Sediments; Life cycles; Suspended sediments; Contaminants; Water pollution. Text Pacific oyster Defense Technical Information Center: DTIC Technical Reports database Pacific |
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Biology *ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT *LIFE(BIOLOGY) *OYSTERS REQUIREMENTS TEMPERATURE OPTIMIZATION COASTAL REGIONS ENVIRONMENTS PRODUCTION WATER WATER POLLUTION SUSPENDED SEDIMENTS PROFILES DOCUMENTS HISTORY POISONING ANIMALS POLLUTANTS CALIFORNIA LIFE CYCLES PACIFIC OCEAN SALINITY EGGS INVERTEBRATES FEEDING SEDIMENTS LARVAE ADULTS TAXONOMY TOXINS AND ANTITOXINS FISHES HABITS BRITISH COLUMBIA PARALYSIS SHELLFISH OREGON ESTUARIES BREEDING WASHINGTON(STATE) |
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Biology *ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT *LIFE(BIOLOGY) *OYSTERS REQUIREMENTS TEMPERATURE OPTIMIZATION COASTAL REGIONS ENVIRONMENTS PRODUCTION WATER WATER POLLUTION SUSPENDED SEDIMENTS PROFILES DOCUMENTS HISTORY POISONING ANIMALS POLLUTANTS CALIFORNIA LIFE CYCLES PACIFIC OCEAN SALINITY EGGS INVERTEBRATES FEEDING SEDIMENTS LARVAE ADULTS TAXONOMY TOXINS AND ANTITOXINS FISHES HABITS BRITISH COLUMBIA PARALYSIS SHELLFISH OREGON ESTUARIES BREEDING WASHINGTON(STATE) Pauley, Gilbert B. Van Der Raay, Birgitta Troutt, David Species Profiles: Life Histories and Environmental Requirements of Coastal Fishes and Invertebrates (Pacific Northwest), Pacific Oyster |
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Biology *ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT *LIFE(BIOLOGY) *OYSTERS REQUIREMENTS TEMPERATURE OPTIMIZATION COASTAL REGIONS ENVIRONMENTS PRODUCTION WATER WATER POLLUTION SUSPENDED SEDIMENTS PROFILES DOCUMENTS HISTORY POISONING ANIMALS POLLUTANTS CALIFORNIA LIFE CYCLES PACIFIC OCEAN SALINITY EGGS INVERTEBRATES FEEDING SEDIMENTS LARVAE ADULTS TAXONOMY TOXINS AND ANTITOXINS FISHES HABITS BRITISH COLUMBIA PARALYSIS SHELLFISH OREGON ESTUARIES BREEDING WASHINGTON(STATE) |
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Species profiles are literature summaries of the taxonomy, morphology, range, life history, and environmental requirements of coastal aquatic species. These are designed to assist in environmental impact assessments. The Pacific oyster is found in the estuarine waters of California, Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia. It is sought both commercially and recreationally. Washington leads all other areas combined with a commercial production of 5.5 million pounds valued at $3.8 million. This is 26% of Washington State's total shellfish production value. These are very prolific animals, releasing up to 70 million eggs per year. Larvae are sensitive to a variety of environmental conditions, primarily temperature and salinity, and to pollutants including sulphite waste liquor. Growth is rapid and most noticeable in the third and fourth years. Along with other shellfish, Pacific oysters may accumulate toxin from Gonyaulax cantenella (responsible for paralytic shellfish poisoning), but they lose the toxin more rapidly than other shellfish. Optimum water temperature for adults is 20 C and optimum salinities are above 20 ppt for adults. Ambient temperature is the single most critical item to breeding success in the Pacific Northwest. Keywords: Feeding habits; Sediments; Life cycles; Suspended sediments; Contaminants; Water pollution. |
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Species Profiles: Life Histories and Environmental Requirements of Coastal Fishes and Invertebrates (Pacific Northwest), Pacific Oyster |
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Species Profiles: Life Histories and Environmental Requirements of Coastal Fishes and Invertebrates (Pacific Northwest), Pacific Oyster |
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Species Profiles: Life Histories and Environmental Requirements of Coastal Fishes and Invertebrates (Pacific Northwest), Pacific Oyster |
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Species Profiles: Life Histories and Environmental Requirements of Coastal Fishes and Invertebrates (Pacific Northwest), Pacific Oyster |
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Species Profiles: Life Histories and Environmental Requirements of Coastal Fishes and Invertebrates (Pacific Northwest), Pacific Oyster |
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species profiles: life histories and environmental requirements of coastal fishes and invertebrates (pacific northwest), pacific oyster |
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