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Investigating How Atlantic Sea Scallop Larvae Move Through A Fishery
A recent collaborative study from researchers at Rutgers University, Old Dominion University, University of Southern Mississippi, and NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center shows that scallop offspring – also known as larvae – can move among regions of the fishery, even though the fishery itself spans a huge area of the ocean off the east coast of the US. Scallops and other bivalves like oysters, clams, and mussels produce microscopic, free-swimming larvae. These larvae can, in some cases, traverse great distances,,, >click to read<21:19
Scientists release a million tiny scallops into Sarasota Bay
A microscope photograph of scallop larvae like those released Wednesday into an area of Sarasota Bay as part of a series of releases designed to restore scallops to the area. Provided Photograph/Ronda Ryan, SarasotBay Watch RONDA RYAN
http://www.bradenton.com/2012/11/22/4288764/scientists-release-a-million-tiny.html
