Aquaculture Podcasts: From University of California Davis

"The Eastern oyster and natural spawning podcast addresses the transition of the oyster fishery to the beginnings of oyster aquaculture in the early years of the United States. It identifies the seven great oyster producing bays in the Eastern U.S. and the Gulf of Mexico, all based on the Eastern oyster. It describes oyster reef formation and natural spawning and how the U.S. industry depended on these natural events. The industry's production is described from about the mid-1800s.

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"The oyster sex and sexuality podcast describes the various sexual expressions exhibited by oysters and other shellfish. It discusses the various hermaphroditic conditions of the various species and the ability of shellfish to change sex, all influenced by genetics, environmental conditions, abundance of food and other biological cues. It introduces several commercial species, their sexual expression and ability to change sex, and how this impacts commercial shellfish hatcheries.

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"Oyster I podcast covers oyster anatomy and functional morphology of this algal eating organism. It talks about how the basic anatomical characteristics of the oyster influences the technology used in growing, processing, shipping and marketing oyster products.

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