Impact of Two Commercial In Vivo Transport Methods on Physiological Condition of the Japanese Oyster (Crassostrea gigas)

The Japanese oyster (Crassostrea gigas Thunberg, 1793) is a bivalve mollusk cultivated throughout the world. In Mexico, the oyster total production has considerably increased in recent years from 34,762 t in 1998 to 42,945 t in 2013, with aquaculture as the main source of production, providing 33,479 and 38,714 t, respectively, in the same years.La ostra japonesa (Crassostrea gigas Thunberg, 1793) es un molusco bivalvo cultivado en todo el mundo. En México, la producción total de ostras ha aumentado considerablemente en los últimos años de 34.762 t en 1998 a 42.945 t en 2013, con la acuicultura como principal fuente de producción, con 33.479 y 38.714 t, respectivamente, en los mismos años