Nonnative Oysters In The Chesapeake Bay

Author : National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Ocean Studies Board,Committee on Nonnative Oysters in the Chesapeake Bay
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2004-03-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309090520

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Nonnative Oysters in the Chesapeake Bay by National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Ocean Studies Board,Committee on Nonnative Oysters in the Chesapeake Bay Pdf

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.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Resources. Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife, and Oceans
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105050357636

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Efforts to introduce non-native oyster species to the Chesapeake Bay and the National Research Council's report titled "Non-Native Oysters in the Chesapeake Bay" by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Resources. Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife, and Oceans Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.)
ISBN : LCCN:2003117095

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Nonnative Oysters in the Chesapeake Bay by Anonim Pdf

Author : National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Non-native Oysters in the Chesapeake Bay,United States. Environmental Protection Agency,United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (U.S.),Maryland. Department of Natural Resources,Virginia Sea Grant College Program,Virginia. Department of Environmental Quality,Maryland Sea Grant College,Connecticut Sea Grant College Program
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.)
ISBN : OCLC:53015679

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Non-native Oysters in the Chesapeake Bay by National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Non-native Oysters in the Chesapeake Bay,United States. Environmental Protection Agency,United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (U.S.),Maryland. Department of Natural Resources,Virginia Sea Grant College Program,Virginia. Department of Environmental Quality,Maryland Sea Grant College,Connecticut Sea Grant College Program Pdf

Author : Christine Keiner
Publisher : University of Georgia Press
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : History
ISBN : 9780820337180

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The Oyster Question by Christine Keiner Pdf

In The Oyster Question, Christine Keiner applies perspectives of environmental, agricultural, political, and social history to examine the decline of Maryland’s iconic Chesapeake Bay oyster industry. Oystermen have held on to traditional ways of life, and some continue to use preindustrial methods, tonging oysters by hand from small boats. Others use more intensive tools, and thus it is commonly believed that a lack of regulation enabled oystermen to exploit the bay to the point of ruin. But Keiner offers an opposing view in which state officials, scientists, and oystermen created a regulated commons that sustained tidewater communities for decades. Not until the 1980s did a confluence of natural and unnatural disasters weaken the bay’s resilience enough to endanger the oyster resource. Keiner examines conflicts that pitted scientists in favor of privatization against watermen who used their power in the statehouse to stave off the forces of rural change. Her study breaks new ground regarding the evolution of environmental politics at the state rather than the federal level. The Oyster Question concludes with the impassioned ongoing debate over introducing nonnative oysters to the Chesapeake Bay and how that proposal might affect the struggling watermen and their identity as the last hunter-gatherers of the industrialized world.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Resources. Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife, and Oceans
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015090383160

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Efforts to introduce non-native oyster species to the Chesapeake Bay and the National Research Council's report titled "Non-Native Oysters in the Chesapeake Bay" by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Resources. Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife, and Oceans Pdf

Author : National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Ocean Studies Board,Committee on Best Practices for Shellfish Mariculture and the Effects of Commercial Activities in Drakes Estero, Pt. Reyes National Seashore, California
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2010-03-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309152310

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Ecosystem Concepts for Sustainable Bivalve Mariculture by National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Ocean Studies Board,Committee on Best Practices for Shellfish Mariculture and the Effects of Commercial Activities in Drakes Estero, Pt. Reyes National Seashore, California Pdf

U.S. mariculture production of bivalve molluscs-those cultivated in the marine environment-has roughly doubled over the last 25 years. Although mariculture operations may expand the production of seafood without additional exploitation of wild populations, they still depend upon and affect natural ecosystems and ecosystem services. Every additional animal has an incremental effect arising from food extraction and waste excretion. Increasing domestic seafood production in the United States in an environmentally and socially responsible way will likely require the use of policy tools, such as best management practices (BMPs) and performance standards. BMPs represent one approach to protecting against undesirable consequences of mariculture. An alternative approach to voluntary or mandatory BMPs is the establishment of performance standards for mariculture. Variability in environmental conditions makes it difficult to develop BMPs that are sufficiently flexible and adaptable to protect ecosystem integrity across a broad range of locations and conditions. An alternative that measures performance in sustaining key indicators of ecosystem state and function may be more effective. Because BMPs address mariculture methods rather than monitoring actual ecosystem responses, they do not guarantee that detrimental ecosystem impacts will be controlled or that unacceptable impact will be avoided. Ecosystem Concepts for Sustainable Bivalve Mariculture finds that while performance standards can be applied for some broad ecosystem indicators, BMPs may be more appropriate for addressing parameters that change from site to site, such as the species being cultured, different culture methods, and various environmental conditions. This book takes an in-depth look at the environmental, social, and economic issues to present recommendations for sustainable bivalve mariculture.

Author : William A. Pruitt
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:863085509

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Letter to Virginia Marine Resources Commission From the Committee On Non-Native Oysters in the Chesapeake Bay by William A. Pruitt Pdf

Author : Thomas C. Malone,Alenka Malej,Jadran Faganeli
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2020-12-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781119543602

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Coastal Ecosystems in Transition by Thomas C. Malone,Alenka Malej,Jadran Faganeli Pdf

Explores how two coastal ecosystems are responding to the pressures of human expansion The Northern Adriatic Sea, a continental shelf ecosystem in the Northeast Mediterranean Sea, and the Chesapeake Bay, a major estuary of the mid-Atlantic coast of the United States, are semi-enclosed, river-dominated ecosystems with urbanized watersheds that support extensive industrial agriculture. Coastal Ecosystems in Transition: A Comparative Analysis of the Northern Adriatic and Chesapeake Bay presents an update of a study published two decades ago. Revisiting these two ecosystems provides an opportunity to assess changing anthropogenic pressures in the context of global climate change. The new insights can be used to inform ecosystem-based approaches to sustainable development of coastal environments. Volume highlights include: Effects of nutrient enrichment and climate-driven changes on critical coastal habitats Patterns of stratification and circulation Food web dynamics from phytoplankton to fish Nutrient cycling, water quality, and harmful algal events Causes and consequences of interannual variability The American Geophysical Union promotes discovery in Earth and space science for the benefit of humanity. Its publications disseminate scientific knowledge and provide resources for researchers, students, and professionals.

Author : Michel J Kaiser,Peter J. leB. Williams,Simon Jennings,David N Thomas,David K. A. Barnes
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2011-07-21
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780199227020

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Marine Ecology by Michel J Kaiser,Peter J. leB. Williams,Simon Jennings,David N Thomas,David K. A. Barnes Pdf

Marine Ecology: Processes, Systems, and Impacts offers a carefully balanced and stimulating survey of marine ecology, introducing the key processes and systems from which the marine environment is formed, and the issues and challenges which surround its future conservation.

Author : James DiLisio
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2014-11-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9781421414836

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Maryland Geography by James DiLisio Pdf

A grand tour of Maryland’s geographic past through the lens of today’s landscape. When he first laid eyes on the countryside around Chesapeake Bay in 1608, records reveal, Captain John Smith exclaimed, “Heaven and earth seemed never to have agreed better to frame a place for man’s habitation.” In Maryland Geography, James DiLisio—another admirer of the Free State—pays tribute to Maryland’s rich cultural, historical, and geographical heritage. This up-to-date, in-depth account interprets the contemporary environmental conditions of the “Marylandscape” by emphasizing its evolving political and socioeconomic contours. This closely researched volume, which is loaded with instructive charts and maps, is the result of DiLisio’s lifelong fascination with the geography of his adopted state and his thirty-five years teaching Maryland geography at Towson University. Arguing that regional geography is a product of both natural and human events, Maryland Geography provides an account of the vital geographical stage that the people of Maryland have created. DiLisio touches on Maryland’s pre-European American Indian heritage, post-colonial agriculture, and shifting industrial geography, as well as the degradation of the Chesapeake Bay and the rise of the modern economy. He considers the emergence of the isolated Eastern Shore; the rural tobacco land of southern Maryland; the rugged mining area of western Maryland; the prosperous, mixed farming area of the Piedmont; and the metropolitan Baltimore-Washington corridor. More than descriptive, the book examines major trends in the state—natural, economic, and demographic—in a way that prompts thinking about the consequences of growth and unbridled development. Aimed at college-level geography students, the book will also be of great interest to general readers, historians, politicians, and anyone involved in making policies relating to Maryland places.

Author : Summer Brennan
Publisher : Catapult
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2015-08-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781619026483

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The Oyster War by Summer Brennan Pdf

It all began simply enough. In 1976 the Point Reyes Wilderness Act granted the highest protection in America to more than 33,000 acres of California forest, grassland and shoreline – including Drakes Estero, an estuary of stunning beauty. Inside was a small, family–run oyster farm first established in the 1930s. A local rancher bought the business in 2005, renaming it The Drakes Bay Oyster Company. When the National Park Service informed him that the 40–year lease would not be renewed past 2012, he vowed to keep the farm in business even if it meant taking his fight all the way to the Supreme Court. Environmentalists, national politicians, scientists, and the Department of the Interior all joined a protracted battle for the estuary that had the power to influence the future of wilderness for decades to come. Were the oyster farmers environmental criminals, or victims of government fraud? Fought against a backdrop of fear of government corruption and the looming specter of climate change, the battle struck a national nerve, pitting nature against agriculture and science against politics, as it sought to determine who belonged and who didn't belong, and what it means to be wild.

Author : Erik Rifkin,Edward Bouwer
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2007-09-14
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 0387751653

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The Illusion of Certainty by Erik Rifkin,Edward Bouwer Pdf

This book provides an understanding and appreciation of the risk assessment process and the ability to objectively interpret health risk values. Included is an explanation of the uncertainty inherent in the assessment of risks as well as an explanation of how the communication and characterization of risks can dramatically alter the perception of those risks. Case studies illustrate the strengths and limitations of characterizing certain risks. Using the accepted risk assessment paradigm proposed by the National Research Council, these case studies illustrate which risk values have merit and why other assessments fail to meet basic criteria.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Resources
Publisher : Amicus
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : PSU:000056566383

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Potential Listing of the Eastern Oyster Under the Endangered Species Act by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Resources Pdf

Amicus Readers at level 1 include: a picture glossary, a table of contents, index, websites, and literacy notes located in the back of each book. Additionally, content words are introduced within the text supported by a variety of photo labels. In particular, this title describes the scientific concepts of heat, melting, freezing, and boiling using everyday cooking examples. Includes experiments.

Author : Victor S. Kennedy,Roger I. E. Newell,Albert F. Eble
Publisher : University of Maryland Sea Grant Publications
Page : 760 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : American oyster
ISBN : UCSD:31822025555350

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The Eastern Oyster by Victor S. Kennedy,Roger I. E. Newell,Albert F. Eble Pdf

In 1966 Congress passed the National Sea Grant College Program Act to promote marine research, education, and extension services in institutions along the nation's ocean and Great Lakes coasts. In Maryland a Sea Grant Program -- a partnership among federal and state governments, universities, and industries -- began in 1977, and in 1982 the University of Maryland was named the nation's seventeenth Sea Grant College. The Maryland Sea Grant College focuses its efforts on the Chesapeake Bay, with emphasis on the marine concerns of fisheries, seafood technology, and environmental quality. The first comprehensive review of the biology of the eastern oyster in more than thirty years. The twenty-one chapters synthesize every aspect of oyster biology -- for instance, general anatomy, physiology, the circulatory system, reproduction, genetics, diseases -- and issues related to management and aquaculture.