Author: carnik08
Website Contribution
Merior: Section 1: Savannah Snody Section 2: Alana Mousseau Field Study: Section 1: Alana Mousseau Section 2: Alana Mousseau, Savannah Snody, Nikola Carouso Section 3: Nikola Carouso Natural History life cycle and reproduction: Nikola...
Bibliography
Work Cited Harris, Jill. “Pacific Oyster, Crassostrea Gigas (Thunberg, 1793).” (2008): n. pag. Aquatic InvasiveSpecies Profile. Aquatic Invasion Ecology. Web. 24 Feb. 2016. “Kennesaw State University College of Science and Mathematics.” Kennesaw State University...
The Multi-Cultural History and Contemporary Business of Oysters
Beside oysters being integrated into cultures of the United States and around the world, in the past few decades oysters have revolutionized as whole new product. The oyster has returned to being its most simple organic form-...
Our Most Memorable Oyster
Savannah: My most memorable oyster experience was when I was at Coastal Kitchen on Capital Hill in Seattle with my sister. The presentation was really great, the oysters came out on a large platter with ice...
Productivity of the Industry
The productivity of oyster production has been observed and measured only in recent decades. Average physical product of labor, or APL, data is one method of collecting and waging the industry’s productivity. This data is...
Typical Aquaculture and Harvest Practices
Typical harvesting of oysters stems from the need to cultivate a suitable environment. Specifically along the Washington coast, suitable conditions do not necessarily exist to sustain young oysters as they develop, causing a greater...
Suitable Habitat(s)
Oysters are found all over the world, ranging from areas such as Japan to Australia to the United States. Oysters are most commonly found in bays, sounds, estuaries and tidal reefs and tend to...
Nursery Propagation Methods
Bay Center Farms in Willapa Bay, Washington lays out a clear procedure on how they raise oysters and reflects the common methodologies of the Pacific Northwest. The farmers will put around 250 shells in each...
Predators and Parasites
Mammals ~Including us! Boring Sponge ~Atlantic Ocean to the Bahamas ~Will make its way through the oyster by releasing chemicals that breaks down calcium carbonate and eventually the oyster dies and the sponge has...
