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Teach Aquaculture Curriculum: Spawning and Rearing Bivalve Molluscs—Larval Culture

R. Leroy Creswell, Cortney L. Ohs, Craig S. Kasper, Carlos V. Martinez, Elisa J. Livengood, Amber L. Garr, Frank A. Chapman, and Brian E. Myers

Release Date: 4/25/2018

Reviewed At: 10/1/2024

DOI: 10.32473/edis-fa175-2010

Agriculture

Abstract

In this activity students will use an ocular micrometer to measure the length of bivalve larvae, monitor the density of larvae in their culture system, and understand production protocols used in bivalve hatcheries. This activity will take about 15 minutes per day for approximately two weeks; this is the amount of time it will take for larvae to develop from egg to metamorphosis (setting).

About this Publication

This document is FA175, one of a series of the School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences, Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences Program, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date May 2010. Revised March 2018. Visit the EDIS website at http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication.

About the Authors

R. LeRoy Creswell, Florida Sea Grant regional Extension agent; Cortney L. Ohs, assistant professor, School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences, Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences Program, UF/IFAS Indian River Research and Education Center; Craig S. Kasper, aquaculture program manager, Hillsborough Community College; Carlos V. Martinez, assistant in Extension, School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences, Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences Program; Elisa J. Livengood, graduate student, School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences; Amber L. Garr, research associate, Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute at Florida Atlantic University Center for Aquaculture and Stock Enhancement; Frank A. Chapman, associate professor, School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences, Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences Program; and Brian E. Myers, associate professor, Department of Agricultural Education and Communication; UF/IFAS Extension, Gainesville, FL 32611.

How to Cite

Creswell, R. L., Ohs, C. L., Kasper, C. S., Martinez, C. V., Livengood, E. J., Garr, A. L., Chapman, F. A., & Myers, B. E. (2010). Teach Aquaculture Curriculum: Spawning and Rearing Bivalve Molluscs--Larval Culture. EDIS, 2010(5). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-fa175-2010

Authors

R. LeRoy Creswell
R. LeRoy Creswell

former Extension program manager(deceased), Florida Sea Grant

Frank Chapman
Frank Chapman

associate professor (retired), aquaculture, School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences, Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences Program

Cortney Ohs
Cortney Ohs
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Specialist
University of Florida

associate professor and Florida Sea Grant aquaculture specialist, School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences, Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences Program, UF/IFAS Indian River Research and Extension Center

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Craig Kasper
Craig Kasper
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Carlos Martinez
Carlos Martinez
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University of Florida

former assistant-in, ornamental aquaculture extension, School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences, Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences Program, UF/IFAS Tropical Aquaculture Lab, Ruskin, FL

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Brian Myers
Brian Myers
Specialist
University of Florida

professor and chair, Department of Agricultural Education and Communication, Gainesville, FL

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Contacts

Eric Cassiano
Eric Cassiano
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Specialist
University of Florida

Extension associate scientist, UF/IFAS Tropical Aquaculture Laboratory, School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences, Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences Program

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