Breeding better oysters in the USA

Published 2024년 7월 9일

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture and NOAA Fisheries have launched the Northeast Oyster Breeding Centre, marking a significant advancement in shellfish farming. Located at the NOAA Fisheries Milford Laboratory, the centre aims to develop disease-resistant and climate change resilient Eastern oyster lines through advanced selective breeding. The first generation of oysters has been spawned and is being grown, with plans to evaluate their growth and performance. The lab is equipped with a flow-system and high-capacity hatchery, making it the first of its kind in North America. The collaboration between the agencies and the East Coast Shellfish Growers Association represents a major step forward for sustainable seafood and aquaculture innovation.

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Breeding better oysters in the USA. NOAA Fisheries and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service launched a new, state-of-the-art Northeast Oyster Breeding Centre in June 2024. The centre is an investment that will bolster shellfish farming in the Northeast. Scientists will use advanced selective breeding methods to develop better-performing lines of Eastern oysters to boost production. They aim to breed disease-resistant oysters that are resilient in the face of current and changing environmental conditions in the Northeast’s diverse oyster growing areas. In a renovated hatchery at the NOAA Fisheries Milford Laboratory, 50 acrylic cones with continuously flowing, filtered seawater gently bubbled as tiny swimming oyster larvae munched on algae. In April 2024, scientists from NOAA Fisheries and USDA Agricultural Research Service spawned the first generation of oysters in both a traditional culture system in Kington, Rhode Island, and in the new high-density ...

Source: Fish Focus