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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.

Format Book and Print
Publication InfoWashington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2004.
Descriptionxv, 325 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)
Supplemental Content Online version
Subject(s)
Oysters--Habitat --Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.)
Oysters--Diseases.
Oyster fisheries--Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.) --Management.
Introduced animals--Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.)
Oyster culture--Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.)
Restoration ecology--Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.)
Fishery policy.
Introduced organisms--Government policy.
Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.)--Environmental conditions.
Other author/creatorNational Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Nonnative Oysters in the Chesapeake Bay.
Other author/creatorUnited States. Environmental Protection Agency.
Other author/creatorUnited States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Other author/creatorU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Other author/creatorNational Fish and Wildlife Foundation (U.S.)
Other author/creatorMaryland. Department of Natural Resources.
Other author/creatorVirginia Sea Grant College Program.
Other author/creatorVirginia. Department of Environmental Quality.
Other author/creatorMaryland Sea Grant College.
Other author/creatorConnecticut Sea Grant College Program.
Partial contents 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.
General note"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"--P. [ii.].
General noteDisc contains appendixes D through G from the text.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 249-281).
Other formsAlso available online via the National Academies Press home page.
Technical detailsSystem requirements for computer disc: Adobe Acrobat Reader; CD-ROM drive.
LCCN 2003117095
ISBN0309090520 (book)
ISBN0309526965 (PDF)

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