News // Oyster Project

Six months after diploid (2N) and triploid (3N) seed (avg shell height: 2N, 51 mm; 3N, 54 mm) were stocked into 14 mm mesh Vexar

In the second set of growers’ trials, eight growers in four west coast counties (Lee, Franklin, Levy, Wakulla) received oyster seed (2500 diploids – 2N

As in the first phase of the demonstration project, oysters were also cultured at the UF experimental lease off Cedar Key in the second phase.

The second phase of the demonstration project evaluates the performance of diploid and triploid oysters planted in early spring, as opposed to the first phase

Oysters typically acquire their flavor from their growing environment and are frequently named after their harvest location. Consumers can expect variations in appearance, color, aroma,

To quantify the effects of seasonal harvests on ploidy type, several spawns using tetraploid oysters held from the spring 2016 spawn were attempted in the

Six months after seed oysters (average 25 mm in shell height) were stocked into 14 mm mesh Vexar bags (October 2016), they were harvested in

Ten growers in four west coast counties (Charlotte, Franklin, Levy, and Wakulla) participating in this project received oyster seed (2500 of each ploidy type, 20-22

A similar number of oysters provided to project participants were also cultured at the UF experimental lease off Cedar Key so that growth and survival