Abstract: Abstract The occurrence of Pacific oyster nocardiosis (PON) was found to correspond with peak periods of summer mortality as described for Pacific oysters, Crassostrea gigas , reared in certain bays in Washington State and British Columbia. Areas in which 2-year or older Pacific oyster historically experience summer mortality and bacterial infection are embayments where water temperatures and nutrient levels become elevated during the summer months. Pacific oysters reared in three sites in both Washington State and British Columbia, Canada, con...
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Fishery
Zoology
Ecology