Disease workshop, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, 17-19 August 1977 : Mortality studies

In early years, we followed planted beds and ·oysters in trays for mortalities and prevalences of haplosporidans in live and dead oysters (gapers). We became convinced that diseases in oysters on beds and in trays were very similar in level of activity. Soon planted beds were lacking in lower Chesapeake Bay except in areas marginal for the disease.....