2011-01-272011-01-271964Accession # 11107http://hdl.handle.net/1969.3/27632pages 191-194; available for download at the link below.Population studies conducted in Aransas, Mesquite, and Copano Bays have shown a decline in oyster abundance as a result of high mortalities in Aransas Bay and Mesquite Bay. Poor spawning and setting success in the three-bay area have been attributed to increased salinities and lack of fresh water.en-USoyster stockstock assessmentStudy of Oyster Growth and Population Structure in Aransas, Mesquite, and Copano Bays - Survey of Oyster Populations and Associated OrganismsTexas Parks & Wildlife Coastal Fisheries Project Reports 1963Technical Report