Taking a closer look at water chemistry in RAS
While RAS is an exciting tool with a lot of potential to benefit the hatchery during periods of poor water conditions, it still needs to be refined before it’s ready for widespread use. Larvae housed in the RAS system occasionally have slower growth or higher mortality than other larvae from the hatchery. This project is supported by the Rivest Lab at VIMS and graduate student, Abbey Sisti. The objective to identify whether water quality is playing a role in growth rates and oyster mortality in RAS systems
READ FULL PROJECT BLOG HERE.
Project Support
Rivest Lab at VIMS
Global Change Biology Lab at VIMS,
Project Team
Abbey Sisti, VIMS Graduate Student
Sam Glover, R&D Manager, Oyster Seed Holdings, Inc.
Objectives
1. Identify whether water quality is playing a role in growth rates and oyster mortality in RAS systems.
Approach
1. Sampling
2. Processing & Analysis
3. ReSampling
3. Processing & Analysis
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FULL BLOG
Read our In-depth blog about this R&D Project and our findings here: Water Chemistry in RAS
