Compilation of 20 unpublished reports and notes on the oyster disease MSX, arranged in chronological order from 1959-1965. Notes on oyster mortality -- Status of Delaware Bay disease of oysters in Chesapeake Bay area -- Epidemiology - general -- Status of epidemic diseases of oysters in Virginia-- Summary of oyster mortality and disease work at the Virginia Fisheries Laboratory for 1960 -- Notes from talks with Haskin and Carriker at Shallow Water Conference -- Brief summary of disease studies in Virginia for 1961 -- Status of diseases of oysters in Chesapeake Bay -- Table 1: Samples of Incidence data for MSX-- Table 3: Synopsis of SSO occurrence on Eastern Shore, 1960 -- Notes on Mortality Conference, Solomons, Maryland -- Fifth Annual Mortality Conference, Oxford, Md: Notes on disease studies in Virginia-- Marine scientist indicates decline in oyster deaths due to MSX-- Thumb-nail sketch of seasonal MSX activityin Virginia-- Notes on oyster mortality studies in Virginia (prepared for Sixth Annual Mortality Conference, New Brunswick, N.J.) -- Seventh Annual Mortality (Pathology) Conference: The life cycle of MSX-unknown -- Seventh Annual Mortality (Pathology) Conference: Some thoughts on significance of MSX to Virginia oyster industry -- Notes on life cycle of MSX-- [List of publications, reports and handouts]
Listed in table of contents but not included in volume: The shellfisheries of Virginiain flux; Graphs showing Distribution of MSX, Seasonal mortalities and prevalences in annual cycles, Monthly mortalities in tray-grown susceptible oysters at Gloucester Point, and Occurrence of MSX and mortalities from early-summer and late-summer importations of disease-free James River oysters
