{"product_id":"h-oyster-eyed-larvae-va","title":"Haskin NEH® Oyster Eyed Larvae VA","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDisease resistant brood stock developed from \u003cem\u003eCrassostrea virginica, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003eEastern oysters, bred at Haskin Shellfish Research Laboratory, Rutgers University.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Rutgers Oyster Breeding Program targets four traits of aquacultural importance: disease resistance, growth, shell shape and general hardiness. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor each generation, the largest oysters with nice shell shape that survived three years of exposure to MSX, Dermo and harsh intertidal conditions are selected to produce the next generation. \u003cbr\u003eGenetic diversity, which is critical for oyster breeding and performance, is maintained through progressive rotational crossing of multiple lines and by controlled introduction of new genetic material. \u003cbr\u003eTwo disease resistant strains have been released to the oyster industry, one of them is the \u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003eHaskin NEH® strain\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e which is derived from Long Island Sound populations and shows improved growth and survival throughout the Northeastern region.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003eHaskin NEH® performs well in most high salinity sites of 20ppt to 34ppt in the Northeastern region. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis stock has been selectively bred for MSX resistance since 1960,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003efor Dermo resistance since 1990\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand for growth and shell attributes since 1998.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003eShellfish growers have the ability to select from a number of lines that have shown their utility for various growing conditions in the mid Atlantic and similar growing environments. Finding the right one for you is ultimately a function of your specific farm conditions and \u003c\/span\u003egrow out\u003cspan class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e techniques and therefore a matter of trial and error. If you are currently using a particular line, and want to try another, try a small quantity of the new line before jumping ship. Whichever line you settle on, most people use the triploid version of it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThses eyed larvae have a setting rate of 1.3% to 58% with an average of 17.4%.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003eFirst availability starts in March.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"oshoyster.com, virginia institute of marine science","offers":[{"title":"1 000 000 eyed larvae","offer_id":51856800874790,"sku":null,"price":1672.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/5730\/1030\/files\/Screenshot2026-01-05at7.43.23PM.png?v=1767627857","url":"https:\/\/evergreenbotany.com\/pl\/products\/h-oyster-eyed-larvae-va","provider":"EVERGREEN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}