摘要:Dip treatment on pearl oysters ( Pinctada maxima ) was conducted in different concentrations of saline water to eliminate boring polychaetes. Results shows that polychaetes leave the oysters which treated on saline water at 0 ppt, 45 ppt, and 60 ppt as long as 15 minutes each. It also shows that the oysters got high survival rate 7 days after the treatment. Key words: Pearl oyster, Pinctada maxima , polychaetes, salt, dipping, survival rate