Algae
Phytoplankton with one or more whip-like appendages.
What is a flagellate?
Two oyster diseases largely responsible for population declines starting in the late 1950s.
What are MSX and Dermo?
ORP
What is the Oyster Recovery Partnership or Oxidation-Reduction Potential?
The Latin name for Eastern Oysters
What is Crassostrea virginica?
Meaning two hinged, opposing shells.
What is a bivalve?
A vessel in which high pressures and temperatures are utilized to steam sterilize equipment.
What is an autoclave?
The oyster hatchery moved into AREL in this year.
When is 2004?
MLT
What is Mass Larval Tank?
Oyster larvae swim using this part of their body.
What is velum/cilia?
Releasing eggs and sperm into the water column, where the eggs are fertilized is known as _______.
What is broadcast spawning?
The name of the media used to culture algae at our hatchery.
What is F/2?
The year the oyster hatchery was formed.
When is 1974?
EOB
What is end of brood?
The name for post-metamorphosis oysters set on clean aged shell.
What are spat?
The legal harvest size of wild oysters in Maryland.
What is 3 inches?
Some algae need to have silica added to the media. These are known as _______.
What are diatoms?
Were once navigational hazards in the Bay.
What are oyster beds/reefs?
LOLA
What is Low salinity Louisiana?
The formal name for a "hot" larval oyster.
What is a pediveliger?
Under natural conditions, oysters form large reef structures that support more than 300 other species, making it a ___________.
What is a keystone species/organism?
The practice of partially harvesting and refilling a culture over and over again every couple of days is known as this.
What is semi-continuous culture?
This country is commonly thought to be the birthplace of aquaculture.
What is China?
AREL
What is "Aquaculture and Restoration Ecology Laboratory"?
National Oyster Day falls on this date.
The average dockside price per bushel had remained steady at $55 since 2017. By 2022 the average reported dockside price for Maryland oysters sold by the bushel increased to this amount.
What is $62 per bushel?