Developing Bivalve Farming in Hawaii, Years 6 to 8 | Center for Tropical and Subtropical Aquaculture

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Location	Funding	Institution	Principal Investigator(s)
Hawaii	$100,000	University of Hawaii at Hilo	Maria Haws, Ph.D.

Overall Goals
Develop methods to guide efforts to produce improved lines of tetraploid and triploid oysters and determine whether simple carbohydrate-based microparticulate diets represent a viable means of reducing reliance on large-scale microalgae production for land-based oyster fattening and similar systems.

Objectives
1. Take steps to develop methods to guide efforts to produce improved lines of tetraploid and triploid oysters which are a mainstay of the Hawai`i and West Coast industries.
2. Determine whether simple carbohydrate-based microparticulate diets represent a viable means of reducing reliance on large-scale microalgae production for land-based oyster fattening and similar systems.
3. Conduct outreach to stakeholders in the oyster industry and related fields to enhance application of the research findings.