Algae Culture for Freshwater Mussel Propagation

These videos were produced by NCTC with assistance from White Sulphar Springs Fish Hatchery, White Sulphar Springs, WV.  They are intended to be used with the manual below.  The manual describes the algal culture methods designed by Drs. David and Pam Orcutt under contract with the White Sulphur Springs National Fish Hatchery (US Fish and Wildlife Service).

Algae Culture for Freshwater Mussel Propagation Manual 

Algae Culture for Freshwater Mussel Propagation Introduction (00:01:57)

1. Sterile Technique (00:02:28) See Manual page 2.

2. Algae Media Preparation (00:03:03) See Manual page 5.

3. Backing up Algae Slant Cultures (00:06:07) See Manual page 8.

4. Stepping up from Slant Culture to Flask Culture (00:09:46) See Manual page11.

5. Stepping up from Flask Culture to Carboy Culture (00:14:40) See manual page 13.

6. Large Scale Production of Algae (00:01:58)