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| Heral, Maurice; Rothschild, Brian J .; Goulletquer, Philippe. |
| The historical landings of the oyster production are described for the Maryland part of the Chesapeake Bay. The different trends are analysed concurently with the main events and management strategies which occured on the bay. Three main periods are identified : - the greatest fishery from 1840 to 1890 with a large overfishing and the destruction of the oyster habitat caused by the oyster gears, - the decrease and stable landings from 1900 to 1980 due to the failure of the reseeding plan connected to the heavy sedimentation and the anoxic summer conditions, - the large decrease of the production (1981-1988) caused by high mortalities related to diseases (MSX and Perkinsus marinus) prédation and management practices. Alternative strategies for restoration... |
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| Ano: 1990 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/1990/acte-2393.pdf |
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