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| Goulletquer, Philippe; Heral, Maurice; Prou, Jean. |
| Oyster landings in the Maryland portion of the Chesapeake Bay have declined by more than 50fold since the early part of the century, despite intensive management efforts. The annual shell repletion program is the most critical programmatic element to effect recovery of the ailing Eastern oyster Crassotrea virginica stock and fishery. The overall efficacy of shell repletion management depends primarily on the success of spat settlement on the planted shell, and furthermore on their survival rate. The Operations Research techniques and mathematical programming developed by Rothschild et al. (1991) attempt to maximize spat recruitment to the oyster stock subject to a series of operational constraints. Allocation and timing of shell deployment are the most... |
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Palavras-chave: Larval; Settlement; USA; Chesapeake Bay; Crassotrea virginica; Oysters. |
| Ano: 1994 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/1994/publication-3074.pdf |
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