Deborah Bouchard Animal Health Laboratory 348 Hitchner Hall University of Maine Orono, ME 04469 207.581.2767 deborah.bouchard@maine.edu Fisheries managers first imported the European or flat oyster, Ostrea edulis, to Maine in 1949 in an attempt to return local oyster populations to commercially harvestable levels. While the experiment was unsuccessful, some European oysters reproduced and became established … Continue reading DV-12-07 Baseline health assessment of the European oyster