California shellfish importation and planting report 1973-1974 season

The amount of shellfish imported and planted in State waters is enumerated by species and compared with the previous season. Arrangements were made with the Washington State Department of Fisheries to inspect the bulk of the seed oysters originating in Washington State. One shipment of 1,330 cases o...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dahlstrom, Walter A.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: California Department of Fish and Game, Marine Resources Region 1975
Subjects:
Fisheries
Aquaculture
Pacific oyster
Crassostrea gigas
Eastern oysters
Crassostrea virginica
planting
California
Pacific
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1834/18065
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Summary:The amount of shellfish imported and planted in State waters is enumerated by species and compared with the previous season. Arrangements were made with the Washington State Department of Fisheries to inspect the bulk of the seed oysters originating in Washington State. One shipment of 1,330 cases of Pacific oyster, Crassostrea gigas, seed was imported from Japan. Adult Eastern oysters, Crassostrea virginica, were inspected uponarrival in San Francisco. Experimental studies with seed from mortality resistant parents indicate good survival and growth. (5pp.)

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