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Status Of The Public Oyster Resource Of Virginia - Fall 1992, Bruce J. Barber
Status Of The Public Oyster Resource Of Virginia - Fall 1992, Bruce J. Barber
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oysters have been harvested from Virginia waters as long as humans have i):'lhabited 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 the Virginia Marine Resources commission (VMRC). Twice a year the …
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). …
Bank Erosion Study, C. Scott Hardaway Jr., George R. Thomas, J. B. Glover, J. B. Smithson, Marcia Berman, A. K. Kenne
Bank Erosion Study, C. Scott Hardaway Jr., George R. Thomas, J. B. Glover, J. B. Smithson, Marcia Berman, A. K. Kenne
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The Bank Erosion Study was designed to evaluate eroding fast land bank shorelines as contributors of sand, silt and clay and total nitrogen and total phosphorous introduced into the Chesapeake Bay estuarine system. In addition, the extent and effectiveness of erosion control measures were evaluated for selected shoreline reaches. Fastland banks are the uplands along the shorelines that are composed of semi-consolidated sediments. This study evaluates about 2000 miles of primary tidal shoreline in the Virginia portion of the Chesapeake Bay estuarine system for areas of fast land bank erosion. Primary tidal shorelines are those along the main stem of …
Intentional Introductions Of Non-Indigenous Species: A Case Study Of Policy And Management Affecting Crassostrea Gigas, Gwynne D. Brown
Intentional Introductions Of Non-Indigenous Species: A Case Study Of Policy And Management Affecting Crassostrea Gigas, Gwynne D. Brown
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
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Land Use And Wetland Function: A Sensitivity Analysis Of The Vims Nontidal Wetland Functional Assessment Method, Martha Craig
Land Use And Wetland Function: A Sensitivity Analysis Of The Vims Nontidal Wetland Functional Assessment Method, Martha Craig
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Oyster Spatfall In Virginia Waters: 1991 Annual Summary, Bruce J. Barber
Oyster Spatfall In Virginia Waters: 1991 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" or set of oysters on the bottom and helps define the timing of setting events. Information obtained from this effort is valuable to the Virginia Marine Resources Commission (VMRC) for its shell repletion program, and to private oyster growers, both of which are interested in maximizing the timing of shell planting. In addition, by maintaining a long-term data base, trends in spatfall …