{"product_id":"dby-h-juvenile-oysters","title":"DEBY Oyster Eyed Larvae MD","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe DEBY genetic variety is a disease tolerant, all purpose \u003cem\u003eCrassostrea v\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eirginica, \u003c\/em\u003eEastern oyster, strain developed for the York \u003c\/span\u003eRiver, Virginia and similar environments, involving the Delaware Bay oyster line.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis strain was developed by the Aquaculture Genetics \u0026amp; Breeding Technology\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eCenter at the Virginia Institute o\u003cspan\u003ef Marine Science to\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eimprove oyster population resilience,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebred for hardiness against common oyster pathogens and diseases like \u003cem\u003ePerkinsus marinus \u003c\/em\u003e(Dermo) and Multinucleated Sphere X (MSX). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDBY-H has been manipulated to be triploid under contract with 4Cs Breeding Technologies, Inc. , thus sterile, to render the oysters more robust in the face of disease, they show higher survival rates and faster growth than their diploid counterparts under cultivation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCultchless, disease resistant, natural triploid oyster juvenile oysters \u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003eoriginating from brood stock selectively bred at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science then reared in Crocheron, MD to meet the needs of various regions and conditions and available in a range of developmental stages.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOysters are bred for shape, size and disease resistance as well as a range of salinity. Commercial aquaculture farmers and oyster gardeners can pick the broodstock they desire to match their operations.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNurturing care, state of the art technology and the most advanced grow out gear ensures that our oysters are raised in a healthy, consistent and fast growing environment.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOur eyed larvae have a setting rate of 15 to 20% with an average of 18 to 20%.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAvailable April through November.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"hoopersisland.com, virginia institute of marine science","offers":[{"title":"1 000 000 larvae","offer_id":51848837267750,"sku":null,"price":1672.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/5730\/1030\/files\/image_9f6c1a87-f135-4129-aea7-3e3426e9eb40.png?v=1767293326","url":"https:\/\/evergreenbotany.com\/tr\/products\/dby-h-juvenile-oysters","provider":"EVERGREEN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}