Experimental deepwater culture of the Sydney rock oyster (Crassostrea commercialis = Saccostrea cucullata): II. Pontoon tray cultivation |
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Authors: | Baughan Wisely John E Holliday Barbara L Reid |
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Institution: | New South Wales State Fisheries Research Station, Salamander Bay, N.S.W., 2301 Australia |
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Abstract: | Pontoons made from plastic pipe were tested as an alternative to racks for deepwater culture of the Sydney rock oyster. The growth and mortality of oysters permanently suspended in water on trays beneath floating pontoons were compared with oysters on trays in an intertidal zone. For both culled spat (30–31 g whole oyster weight) and seconds oysters (37–39 g) beneath pontoons the growth rate, measured by weight increases, was three times that of oysters on intertidal racks over a 5-month period. Mortality (from unknown causes) was higher beneath the pontoons. The mean mortality of spat oysters was 40% compared with 24% on the intertidal trays, and for seconds oysters was 51% compared with 34%. |
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