Triploid Eastern oysters have been reported to suffer greater mortalities than diploids when
exposed to low-salinity (< 5) conditions in the US Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic estuaries. As …

Aquaculture of triploid Crassostrea virginica in the Chesapeake Bay, USA is popular with the
majority of growers raising mostly triploids. This choice stems from improved growth and …

Diploid and triploid Eastern oysters, Crassostrea virginica, were tested at 3 sites
characterized by low or moderate salinity regimes in the Virginia part of the Chesapeake …

After unusually high mortalities of eastern oysters (Crassostrea virginica) were reported at
commercial farms in Alabama during the summer of 2016, this study was conducted to …

Commercial off-bottom aquaculture of the eastern oyster Crassostrea virginica is challenged
by repeated summer mortality events that appear to affect triploid oysters disproportionally …

Triploidy induction in shellfish aims to obtain faster growth and sterility of reared individuals.
Triploid Pacific oysters are most often not totally sterile, but have greatly reduced …

Triploidy is a common form of genetic improvement that confers benefits associated with
reduced fecundity. Triploid oysters produce fewer gametes yet undergo gametogenesis and …

Breakthroughs in polyploidy technologies have enabled the scaling-up of the commercial
utilization of phenotypically-sterile triploid Crassostrea gigas. Compared with diploid oysters …

Since 2012, aquacultured eastern oysters Crassostrea virginica have been reported by
oyster farmers to display mortality approaching 30%, and in some cases 85%, in areas of the …

Advantages associated with sterility in triploids have made them the standard for commercial
aquaculture of Crassostrea virginica in the Chesapeake Bay. Current hatchery practices for …