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Record Number
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1021061
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b775431
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Title & Author
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Nonnative oysters in the Chesapeake Bay /\ Committee on Nonnative Oysters in the Chesapeake Bay, Ocean Studies Board, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies.
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Publication Statement
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Washington, D.C. :: National Academies Press,, ©2004.
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Page. NO
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1 online resource (xv, 325 pages) :: illustrations
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ISBN
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0309526965
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: 1280179473
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: 9780309526968
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: 9781280179471
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0309090520
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9780309090520
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Notes
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"Supported by a contract between the National Academies and the following entities: Contract No. 50-DGNA-1-90024 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Contract No. 50-DGNA-1-90024 from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Cooperative Agreement No. 50181-2-J030 from the US Fish and Wildlife Service, Grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, Grant from the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Purchase Order No. D227024-4 from the Virginia Sea Grant, Grant No. NA070Z0136-01 from the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, Grant No. SA7293808L. SA7528018F from the Maryland Sea Grant, and Purchase Order No. D227024-4 from the Connecticut Sea Grant"--Page [ii.].
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Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-281).
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Contents
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Executive summary -- Introduction and overview -- Background on introduced species -- Oyster biology -- Social and economic value of oysters in the Chesapeake Bay -- History and current status of restoring native oyster reefs in the Chesapeake Bay -- Oyster aquaculture -- Regulatory framework for managing proposed introductions -- Elements of risk assessment for the introduction of Crassostrea ariakensis in the Chesapeake Bay -- Decision making and recommendations for future research -- References -- Appendixes.
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Abstract
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Nonnative Oysters in the Chesapeake Bay discusses the proposed plan to offset the dramatic decline in the bay's native oysters by introducing disease-resistant reproductive Suminoe oysters from Asia. It suggests this move should be delayed until more is known about the environmental risks, even though carefully regulated cultivation of sterile Asian oysters in contained areas could help the local industry and researchers. It is also noted that even though these oysters eat the excess algae caused by pollution, it could take decades before there are enough of them to improve water quality.
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Fishery policy.
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Introduced animals-- Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.)
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Introduced organisms-- Government policy.
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Oyster culture-- Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.)
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Oyster fisheries-- Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.)-- Management.
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Oysters-- Diseases.
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Oysters-- Habitat-- Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.)
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Restoration ecology-- Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.)
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Ecology.
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Fishery policy.
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Introduced animals.
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Oyster culture.
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Oyster fisheries-- Management.
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Oysters-- Diseases.
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Oysters-- Habitat.
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Restoration ecology.
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SCIENCE-- Life Sciences-- Zoology-- General.
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Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.), Environmental conditions.
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Subject
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Atlantic Ocean, Chesapeake Bay.
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Dewey Classification
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594.4
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LC Classification
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QL430.7.O9N66x 2004eb
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Added Entry
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Maryland., Department of Natural Resources.
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United States., Environmental Protection Agency.
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United States., National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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Virginia., Department of Environmental Quality.
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Connecticut Sea Grant College Program.
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Maryland Sea Grant College.
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National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (U.S.)
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National Research Council (U.S.)., Committee on Nonnative Oysters in the Chesapeake Bay.
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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Virginia Sea Grant College Program.
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