Met Steven and Katherine at Pt. Whitney

Toured facility and got pictures of OA experimental setup (see below) Brainstormed some ideas for potential Geoduck broodstock experiments to start next month:
-seawater flowthough system needs to be set up
-have 6 boxes: 2 pH conditions x 3 replicates; 3 pH conditions x 2 replicates
-Things to think about:
-Ecological vs. aquacultural implications: Geoduck normally live in sand, boxes won’t have sand.
-Biology to explore:
1. Gonad development
2. Gametogenesis
3. Respirometry
4. lethal subsampling vs. hemolymph sampling (see Emma’s paper)
5. Metabolomics
-West Coast Metabolomics Core?
-UW mass spec core?
6. Epigenetics

Facility Pics:

seawater lagoon
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new tanks
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new tanks side view
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space for 6 new tanks (left view)
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space for 6 new tanks (right view)
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potential space for food supply for 6 new tanks
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water taps for 6 new tanks
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CO2 tank controls
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power supply and wifi setup
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power supply, wifi, apex
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apex setup alt view
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Geoducks!
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juvenile rearing tanks
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CO2 tanks setup
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CO2 tanks setup close-up
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TA titrator
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Cell counter
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