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Oyster Spatfall In Virginia Rivers: 1989 Annual Summary, Bruce J. Barber Dec 1989

Oyster Spatfall In Virginia Rivers: 1989 Annual Summary, Bruce J. Barber

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The Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) conducts surveys of oyster spatfall (or "setting") in Virginia waters throughout the summer reproductive period. This survey provides an estimate of the potential of a particular area for receiving a "strike 11 or set of oysters on the bottom and helps define the timing of setting events. Information obtained by this effort is valuable to the Virginia Marine Resources Commission (VMRC) for its shell repletion program, and to private oyster growers, both of whom are interested in maximizing the timing of shell planting. To assist in that area, a biweekly report of spatfall …


James River Seed Oyster Bed Project : Physical Data Report, I, 1984-1987, D. Hepworth Jun 1989

James River Seed Oyster Bed Project : Physical Data Report, I, 1984-1987, D. Hepworth

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