have the proper equipment or the skill to handle the eggs. They did not
know when, what, and how to feed the larvae. And they knew little about
the predators t hat attacked and ate baby oysters by the millions. They
failed, but they doggedly kept at it. Finally, in the 1940’s a significant
breakthrough was made.The marine biologists discovered that by raising the
temperature of the water, t hey could induce oysters to spawn not only in
the summer but also in the fall, winter, and spring. Later they developed
a technique for feeding the larva e and rearing them to spat. Going still
further, they succeeded in breeding new s trains that were resistant to
diseases, grew faster and larger, and flourished in water of different
salinities and temperatures. In addition, the cultivated oysters tasted