Hofstetter, Robert P.Texas Parks & Wildlife Coastal Fisheries Project Reports 19632010-02-152010-02-151964http://hdl.handle.net/1969.3/19813pages 163-176; available for download at the link below.The intensity of 1963 oyster (Crassostrea virginica) spat set was generally less than that observed in 1962. The set appeared to be more abundant along the lower coast than on the upper coast. A decline in apparent abundance of year old seed stock was noted, beginning in late spring. Unlike 1962 little increase in the abundance of seed oysters occurred during the fall.oystersCrassostrea virginicaabundancespatmortalityinfectious diseasesoyster fisheriesdiseasesTechnical Report