The goals of the Molluscan Broodstock Program were to improve Pacific and Kumamoto oyster broodstock through selection in order to enhance commercial yields and other desirable traits; establish a broodstock management program for industry for sustainable, long-term improvements in commercial production; and maintain a repository for selected top-performing oyster families.
Post-harvest quality of selected molluscan broodstock Pacific oysters (Crassostrea gigas) raised in Alaska and Washington in October 2009 and June 2010.
Preliminary results of a project testing two shellfish culture methods on Alaska farms, with the goal of incorporating tested practices on existing farms.
