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Originally Posted by T-TOP
I will add to this about high salinity levels.
Perkinsus marinus a parasite that causes Dermocystidium Marinum (also known as Derma)= this parasite kills oysters.
The critical environmental factors which favor the proliferation of the parasite are high
water temperatures and high salinities. Thus infections are more intense in the late summer, on
the seaward side of estuaries and during droughts.
Also when you control the salinity going in the lake the sediment will also be controlled it goes hand and hand really.
Most of this info that I post is in the oyster assessments that are on the LDWF website. Very informative for a person that is interested in these issues.
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Right. It is not the high salinity that directly kills the oysters. It is this parasite and the oyster drills. But in practice, these issues are making it difficult to reestablish oyster reefs in higher salinity waters in Louisiana right now. Moving further inland (lower salinity) gives a higher probability of successful reef establishment