By Tiffany Ran as appeared in Seattle’s Crosscut.com — Recent problems facing the shellfish industry have made nurturing the tender little bivalves a little tougher, leaving farmers struggling to stay productive and sustainable. Ask a shellfish farmer about his plans and he would first consult his tide calendar. Between now and
Month: August 2011
[Oyster_seed_group] August 30, 2011 Willapa Oyster Bulletin
From Alan Trimble Hello Everyone, The cohort of Pacific Oyster larvae we have been tracking for the past week is shrinking enough to be difficult to measure. While some larvae are already reaching 200 microns, most have disappeared. There seems to be continuous new additions of small (<90 micron) larvae,
[Oyster_seed_group] August 28, 2011 Willapa Oyster Bulletin
From Alan Trimble Hello Everyone, I am happy to say that the spatfall we were hoping for did actually happen. It was small, but occured throughout the southern reaches of the Bay. We placed three stacks of 11 Pacific Oyster shells at each of 16 sites on August 17 and retrieved them yesterday, August
OA Research within the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary
The Office of National Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS) and broader NOAA groups are developing ocean acidification plans. Many scientists are working within the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary on ocean acidification research… This profile of ocean acidification experience and capabilities is to help poise the region for optimal contribution to societal
Editorial: Old carbon is killing oceans
Posted on EPOCA: 24 Aug 2011 — The Daily Astorian picks up the OnEarth story “The Great Oyster Crash”. “We’ve mailed a package to ourselves and it’s hard to call off delivery.” This pithy sound bite from Oregon State oceanographer Burke Hales refers to how the ocean absorbs human-related