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The Status Of Virginia's Public Oyster Resource 2016, Melissa Southworth, Roger L. Mann
The Status Of Virginia's Public Oyster Resource 2016, Melissa Southworth, Roger L. Mann
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This report summarizes data collected during 2016 in the Virginia portion of the Chesapeake Bay. The report is composed of two parts, part one, oyster recruitment (shell string) in Virginia and part two, dredge survey of selected oyster bars in Virginia.
Shellstring Manual, Melissa Southworth
Shellstring Manual, Melissa Southworth
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Shellstring (Spatfall) Survey Step by Step Methods
A shellstring survey is developed for a waterbody to provide an estimate of a particular area within the waterbody, or the waterbody as a whole’s potential for receiving a “strike” or settlement (set) of oysters on the bottom. It can provide an estimate of larval supply in a given system and helps describe the timing of settlement events in a given year.