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Shellfish Aquaculture Suitability Within Baylor Grounds Of The Lower Rappahannock River, Center For Coastal Resources Management, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science

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Should the Commonwealth of Virginia ever consider a regulated expansion of the aquaculture industry to public Baylor ground, timely information regarding the productivity of these grounds and the ability to support aquaculture would be highly desirable information. In this scenario, public bottom will be opened to private shellfish growers in the Commonwealth under what will likely be a tightly monitored regulation. The demise in productivity of natural oyster beds within Baylor Grounds is well known. However, there is no comprehensive resource that addresses whether Baylor Grounds would be suitable for aquaculture. This study uses Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to model …

A Comparative Field Study Of Crassostrea Ariakensis And Crassostrea Virginica In Relation To Salinity In Virginia, Gustavo W. Calvo, Mark Luckenbach, Standish K. Allen Jr., Eugene M. Burreson

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In accordance with the Rational Plan for Testing Application of Non-Native Oyster Species (VIMS 1996) we conducted a field experiment to examine survival, growth and disease susceptibility of Crassostrea ariakensis (=rivularis) in relation to salinity in Virginia. The performance of triploid C. ariakensis in comparison with that of diploid C. virginica, (n = 250, age = 2 years, mean shell height = 60- 64 mm) was evaluated at replicate sites within low, medium, and high salinity regimes (respectively, < 15‰, 15-25‰, > 25‰) in Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic Coast. During the course of this study, from June 1998 to September 1999, there was …

A Comparative Field Study Of Crassostrea Gigas And Crassostrea Virginica In Relation To Salinity In Virginia, Gustavo W. Calvo, Mark Luckenbach, Eugene M. Burreson

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James River Slack Water Data Report : Temperature, Salinity, Dissolved Oxygen, 1971 - 1980, T. J. Brooks, C. S. Fang

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The slack water survey program, which has been supp orted by the State Water Control Board and the Virginia Institute of Marine Science under the Cooperative State Agencies program, provides an extended series of tem perature, salinity, dissolved oxygen and nutrient measurements along the James River. These have been used to: 1) establish, verify, and update mathe matical and physical hydraulic models; 2) provide a baseline against which effects of unusual events have been measured; and could be used to: 3) es tablish annu al and longer period 11 climatological" trends in response to changing natural phenomena and man-made modifica …

Monthly Salinity Data For The York River Plotted By River Mile By Month, Frank J. Wojcik

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This report presents graphs on the mean salinities yearly by five mile intervals upriver from the mouth of the York River, and these are overlaid with 25-year average data for the same month, along with the 95% confidence intervals.

Salinity Projections For The James, York, And Rappahannock Rivers, Albert Kuo, Michael J. Oesterling

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Hydrography And Hydrodynamics Of Virginia Estuaries Xiii: A Report Of The Prototype Data Collected In The York, Back, Poquoson, Piankatank, Great Wicomico And James Rivers For The Chesapeake Bay Model Study During 1973, J. P. Jacobson

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This report describes methods used to collect and process current and salinity data for the York, Back, Poquoson, Piankatank, Great Wicomico and James Rivers, Virginia. Data was collected during 1973 as part of a study which investigates water utilization and control in the Chesapeake Bay Basin. Field procedures, equipment and data processing techniques are discussed in full.

Hydrography And Hydrodynamics Of Virginia Estuaries V: A Report On The Prototype Data Collected In The Rappahannock River And Mobjack Bay For The Chesapeake Bay Model Study, E. P. Ruzecki

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This report describes methods used to collect and process tidal, current and salinity data for the Rappahannock River and Mobjack Bay, Virginia. Data was collected as part of a study which investigates water utilization and control in the Chesapeake Bay Basin. Field procedures, equipment and data processing techniques are discussed in full.

Water Requirements For Waterfowl Areas Near The Great Salt Lake Parts V-Vi, J. E. Christainsen, Ming Chang Tsai, D. K. Kaushik, J. B. Law, J. W. Teeter

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This report reviews activities on this project since the Progress Report, Part IV, June 1961.

The summer of 1961 has been one of the driest on record for Ogden Bay and Howard Slough Refuge. The extreme shortage of irrigation water has resulted in very little flow in the Howard Slough which originates from return flow. The available water from the Weber River for the Ogden Bay Refuge was also the lowest on record. The scarcity of water at these two refuges has resulted in increased salinity.

Most of the routine work on the project during the summer was done by …