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Growth of Oyster (Crassostrea virginica) Larvae in Small-Scale Systems Using an Algae Concentrate Food Source

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By Andrea Tarnecki, Meghan Capps
Replicated studies are advantageous for optimizing larval rearing of the Eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) and increasing the availability of high-quality seed for the continued expansion of the U.S. oyster aquaculture industry. Although small-scale systems using live algal feeds have been used successfully, rearing larvae on algae concentrate presents additional challenges.
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Little Dauphin Bay: Restoring Alabama’s oyster reefs

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By Meghan Capps
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In the summer of 2021, the Auburn University Shellfish Lab (AUSL) initiated an oyster restoration project in Little Dauphin Bay, a relatively small embayment on the north side of Dauphin Island. This bay was once home to historically expansive, harvestable oyster reefs, but a combination of hurricanes, droughts and predation decimated the natural oyster population. As a result, Little Dauphin Bay has been closed to public oyster harvest.
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