At an oyster hatchery on the Oregon coast, researchers found that production of oyster larvae and growth of young oysters dropped when the aragonite saturation state decreased in seawater. (Laboratory study)

Author(s): Barton, A., et al.

Date: 2012

Link: https://aslopubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.4319/lo.2012.57.3.0698

Overview:
Scientific Literature

Additional Topics:
Aquaculture
Biological effects of OCA
Reproduction

Geographic Areas:
West Coast

Life Stages:
Juveniles
Larvae

Marine Life:
Mollusks

Parameters:
CaCO3 saturation state

Species Group:
Oysters