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Transient Gear Shellfish Aquaculture, Michael A. Rice, Robert B. Rheault Jr
Transient Gear Shellfish Aquaculture, Michael A. Rice, Robert B. Rheault Jr
Michael A Rice
Transient-gear aquaculture is a method of growing shellfish that is designed to minimize multiple-use conflicts in common use public trust waters, and avoiding the need for a conventional fixed aquaculture lease site. A pro-forma economic model of an oyster farm using transient gear in Rhode Island's Narragansett Bay is provided, and the advantages and disadvantages of transient gear aquaculture are discussed.