Growers may often have a choice of growing either diploid or triploid oysters. Results of recent research conducted in Alabama on the side-by-side performance of diploids and triploids are presented, including differences in growth, survival and meat condition.
Bill Walton was professor, extension specialist, and director of Auburn University’s Shellfish Laboratory, where he was responsible for initiating an off-bottom oyster culture industry in Alabama and supporting industry development in other Gulf states. He currently is chair of the Virginia Institute of Marine Sciences shellfish aquaculture program.
Virginia Institute of Marine Sciences
Email: walton@vims.edu
