Oyster spat set on natural clutch in the Maryland portion of the Chesapeake Bay (1939 - 1975)

Basically this report is an attempt to document trends inoyster recruitment since 1939 and to relate those trends to the actual oyster harvest throughout the Maryland portion of the Chesapeake Bay. It is also hoped that the data as well as the charts compiled in this report will serve as a reference to aid in future studies on Chesapeake Bay oysters. A few if the major biological factors that affect the natural reproduction of the oyster and environmental degradations that may possibly affect oyster reproduction or harvest in the Chesapeake Bay are also briefly discussed. (PDF contains 32 pages)

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Meritt, Donald W.
Format: monograph biblioteca
Language:English
Published: Horn Point Environmental Laboratories 1977
Subjects:Ecology, Fisheries, Aquaculture, Crassostrea virginica, Maryland, Chesapeake Bay, industry, population, recruitment, commercial fishery,
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1834/22249
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