Oyster Studies Along the Texas Coast, 1968

Date

1968

Authors

Hofstetter, Robert P.

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Publisher

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

Abstract

Oyster (Crassostrea virginica) studies showed death rates to be low in Aransas and Galveston Bays but relatively high in Matagorda Bay. Initial mortality in Matagorda Bay was associated with freshwater and siltation but subsequent summer deaths were associated with Labyrinthomyxa infection.

Description

pages 23-33; available for download at the link below.

Keywords

oysters, Crassostrea virginica, mortality, oyster fisheries, Labyrinthomyxa sp., fungal diseases, stock assessment

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