Format: Research Brief
Year: 2024
Authors: Romain Lavaud, Megan La Peyre, Brady Couvillion, Jennifer Beseres Pollack, Vincent Brown, Terence A Palmer, Barry Keim
Affiliate Organizations: Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Wetland and Aquatic Resources Center, Harte Research Institute for the Gulf of Mexico Studies, Louisiana State University
Eastern oysters fill a critical ecologic and economic niche along the Louisiana and Texas coasts. SCIPP team members recently contributed to research on the potential for aquaculture and restoration of eastern oysters under both current and future conditions. This brief summarizes the study results and provides insight on the implications of such research.