| Title | Comparison of Habitat Restoration and Enhancement Methods for Olympia Oysters (Ostrea lurida) in Yaquina Bay, Oregon |
| Publication Type | Thesis |
| Year of Publication | 2018 |
| Authors | Law, Karen H. |
| Academic Department | College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences. Marine Resource Management |
| Degree | M.S. |
| Pagination | 85 p. |
| University | Oregon State University |
| City | Corvallis, Or. |
| Type of Work | Masters Thesis |
| Call Number | OSU Libraries: Digital Open Access |
| Keywords | aquaculture, aquatic invertebrates, bivalves, habitat restoration, mollusks, natural resource management, Olympia oyster=Ostrea lurida (Ostrea conchaphila), Oregon Oyster Farm, oysters, Oysterville, population biology, Yaquina Bay |
| Notes | The native Olympia oyster played an important role in the history and pre-history of Yaquina Bay, from sustaining Native Americans to providing an economic incentive for the development of the town of Newport. Due to pollution and over-fishing, the Olympia oyster came close to disappearing from Yaquina Bay. Now, thanks to restoration efforts, the delicious mollusk is back. This Master’s thesis explores three methods of encouraging juvenile Olympia oyster settlement. “To determine the efficacy of different methods of oyster habitat restoration methods in enhancing juvenile life history traits, this study compared the settlement, growth, and mortality of wild juvenile Olympia oysters among three shell treatments: (1) bagged shells and (2) loose shells, which are commonly used methods of oyster habitat restoration, and (3) rafted-line shells . . . “ (from the Abstract) William C. Hanshumaker was the major professor. |
| URL | https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/fj2367689 |
