Can selective breeding reduce the heavy metals content of Pacific oysters (Crassostrea gigas), and are there trade-offs with growth or survival?

From: Journal of Shellfish Research | Date: December 1, 2005| Author: Camara, Mark D.; Evans, Sanford, III; Griffith, Stephen M. | Copyright information

ABSTRACT Oyster producers in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States export large quantities of oysters to international markets. Proposed changes to international limits for heavy metals content in shellfish could drastically curtail exports and impact the viability of this environmentally-friendly industry. "Supply-side" solutions such as moving oyster farms to uncontaminated sites or short-term depuration would incur substantial costs in terms of labor and infrastructu...

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