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December 10, 2024
— How do oyster farmers choose what type of oyster to grow for the market? This decision is especially difficult in Puget Sound, where farmers must balance traits such as meat quality and size with risks of mortality that are worsening due to climate change. To help with these decisions, Hollings scholar Kiran Bajaj spent her 2024 summer internship developing an online tool as part of a joint project between the Northwest Fisheries Science Center, the University of Washington, and the company Baywater Shellfish. Farmers can use Kiran’s tool to weigh the costs and benefits of growing two types of Pacific oysters (Crassostrea gigas) based on the environmental conditions at their farm. Throughout her internship, Kiran also had the chance to visit multiple farms and take data in the field.