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Public Oyster Shoal Survey - Spring 1992, Bruce J. Barber
Public Oyster Shoal Survey - Spring 1992, Bruce J. Barber
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Oysters have been harvested from Virginia waters as long as humans have inhabited the area. Depletion of natural stocks in the late 1880's led to the establishment of regulations by public fisheries agencies. A survey of bottom areas in which oysters grew naturally was completed in 1896 under the direction of Lt. Baylor, USN. These areas (over 243,000 acres) were set aside by legislative action for public use and have come to be known as the Baylor Survey Grounds or Public Oyster Grounds of Virginia, and are presently administered by VMRC, the Virginia Marine Resources Commission (Haven et al., 1978). …
Status Of The Major Oyster Diseases In Virginia 1991 A Summary Of The Annual Monitoring Program, Eugene M. Burreson
Status Of The Major Oyster Diseases In Virginia 1991 A Summary Of The Annual Monitoring Program, Eugene M. Burreson
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