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Oyster fisheries -- Virginia -- LaFayette River

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A Survey For Oysters And Shell In The Vicinity Of The Proposed Bridge Construction At The Site Of The Hampton Boulevard Bridge (Rte. 337) Over The Lafayette River In Norfolk, Va., Reinaldo Morales-Alamo, Roger L. Mann Jun 1991

A Survey For Oysters And Shell In The Vicinity Of The Proposed Bridge Construction At The Site Of The Hampton Boulevard Bridge (Rte. 337) Over The Lafayette River In Norfolk, Va., Reinaldo Morales-Alamo, Roger L. Mann

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At the request of the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT), the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) conducted a survey of certain parcels of oyster grounds in the Lafayette River in the immediate vicinity of a proposed construction site for a new bridge across the river on Hampton Blvd., east of the present bridge, in Norfolk, Va.


A Survey In The Lafayette River For Oysters, Clams And Shell In The Vicinity Of The Colley Avenue Bridge In The Lafayette River, Norfolk, Virginia, Dexter S. Haven, Paul C. Kendall Mar 1977

A Survey In The Lafayette River For Oysters, Clams And Shell In The Vicinity Of The Colley Avenue Bridge In The Lafayette River, Norfolk, Virginia, Dexter S. Haven, Paul C. Kendall

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The purposes of this study are: 1) to survey populations of oysters, Crassostrea virginica, hard clams, Mercenaria mercenaria, soft clams, Mya arenaria, and shell in the immediate vicinity of the Colley Avenue Bridge prior to its widening; 2) to evaluate the present and the possible future opportunity of the area for shellfish culture; and, 3) to estimate the value of the existing stocks of shellfish.