Study finds native Olympia oysters more resilient to ocean acidification

Type: 
Literature
Publication: 
Study finds native Olympia oysters more resilient to ocean acidification. OSU. 2016.
Year Published: 
2016
Organization: 
OSU
Description: 

Native Olympia oysters, which once thrived along the Pacific Northwest coast until over-harvesting and habitat loss all but wiped them out, have a built-in resistance to ocean acidification during a key shell-building phase after spawning, according to a newly published study.

Category: 
Native oysters, fisheries, commercial fishing, case study, resilient, resistant,