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Use of heated sea water for farming oysters and salmon

Creator:

Department of Fisheries and Wildlife

Abstract:

This is a report on the feasibility of using heated effluent for the culture of oysters containing detailed studies on the effects of increased temperatures on oyster growth.

Resource Type:

Technical Report
The use of heated sea water for farming oysters and salmon

Creator:

Breese, Wilbur P. and Oregon State University. Dept. of Fisheries and Wildlife

Abstract:

For oysters, "The objective of these studies was to determine the biological feasibility of using the heated effluent from coastal nuclear power plants for culturing the Pacific oyster, Crassostrea gigas." (p.1) Work included oyster growth experiments, seasonal growth experiments and closed system studies. For salmon, "The objective of these studies...

Resource Type:

Technical Report