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Research Project: Improving the Sustainability of Pacific Oyster Aquaculture

Location: Pacific Shellfish Research Unit

Publications (Clicking on the reprint icon Reprint Icon will take you to the publication reprint.)

DNA sampling between the shells: developing and evaluating a non-lethal genotyping method for oysters - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

From blue to pink: Resazurin as a high-throughput proxy for metabolic rate in oysters Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Huffmyer, A.S., Ozguner, N., Elvrum, C., Baird, M., Kounellas, C., Dicksion, D., White, S.J., Plough, L.V., Gavery, M.R., Krebs, N., Walton, W., Small, J., Pitsenbarger, M., Ealy-Whitfield, H., Roberts, S. 2026. From blue to pink: Resazurin as a high-throughput proxy for metabolic rate in oysters. PeerJ. 14:e21542. http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.21542.

Genomic selection for low salinity tolerance in the eastern oyster Crassostrea virginica in Louisiana and Chesapeake Bay populations Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Schwartz, L.C., Stauffer, B.A., Lavaud, R., La Peyre, M.K., Pandelides, A.F., McCarty, A.J., Small, J., Plough, L.V. 2026. Genomic selection for low salinity tolerance in the eastern oyster Crassostrea virginica in Louisiana and Chesapeake Bay populations. Aquaculture. 619. Article 743812. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2026.743812.

Population-specific transcriptomics of Pacific oyster after exposure to a highly pathogenic, globally distributed virus. - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Spatiotemporal dynamics of eelgrass (Zostera marina) , oyster aquaculture, and channel-fringing habitat provided to managed nekton species throughout Willapa Bay, USA Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Lewis, N., McIntyre, B.A., Ruesink, J.L., Boardman, F.C., Dumbauld, B.R. 2025. Spatiotemporal dynamics of eelgrass (Zostera marina), oyster aquaculture, and channel-fringing habitat provided to managed nekton species throughout Willapa Bay, USA. Estuaries and Coasts. 49(2026):28. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12237-025-01621-1.

Sex-specific transcriptome signatures in Pacific oyster hemolymph Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Song, J., Maurelli, O., Yeats, M., Thompson, N., Banks, M., Calla, B. 2026. Sex-specific transcriptome signatures in Pacific oyster hemolymph. Genes. 16(9). Article 1033. https://doi.org/10.3390/genes16091033.

Within and cross-generational effects of elevated seawater pCO2 on larval bay scallops Argopecten irradians (L) Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Gurr, S., Bernatchez, G., Dixon, M., Keith, L., Hart, D., Milke, L., Redman, D.H., Plough, L.V., Sennefelder, G., Stiles, S., Veilleux, D., Wikfors, G.H., Mcfarland, K., Meseck, S.L., Padilla, D.K. 2025. Within and cross-generational effects of elevated seawater pCO2 on larval bay scallops Argopecten irradians (L). Journal of Shellfish Research. 44(2):185-195. https://doi.org/10.2983/035.044.0202.