Ana1ysis of January to March samples of gaper clam larvae from Yaquina Bay, Oregon have established four hypotheses for further testing: 1) gaper clams have an approximately lunar cycle of spawning intensity with maximum production of larvae at the periods of greatest tidal amplitude, 2) the time required for development...
Estuaries, which provide viable habitat for a plethora of fish and invertebrate species, are being increasingly impacted by anthropogenic and natural forces. Estuaries are important nursery habitat for young-of-the-year (YOY) Pacific rockfish (Sebastes spp.). Yaquina Bay, a marine-dominated estuary on the central Oregon Coast, served as a study site for...