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Pine III, William E.; Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, University of Florida; billpine@ufl.edu; Walters, Carl J.; University of British Columbia; c.walters@fisheries.ubc.ca; Camp, Edward V.; Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences Program, School of Forest Resources and Conservation, University of Florida; edvcamp@ufl.edu; Bouchillon, Rachel; School of Natural Resources and the Environment, University of Florida; rbouch@ufl.edu; Ahrens, Robert; Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences Program, School of Forest Resources and Conservation, University of Florida; rahrens@ufl.edu; Sturmer, Leslie; Shellfish Aquaculture Extension Program, School of Forest Resources and Conservation, University of Florida; lnst@ufl.edu; Berrigan, Mark E.; Applied Aquaculture LLC; appliedaquaculture@gmail.com. |
The Apalachicola Bay, Florida, eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) industry has annually produced about 10% of the U.S. oyster harvest. Today’s simple individual-operator, hand-tonging, small-vessel fishery is remarkably similar to the one that began in the 1800s. Unprecedented attention is currently being given to the status of oyster resources in Apalachicola Bay because this fishery has become central to the decision making related to multistate water disputes in the southeastern United States, as well as millions of dollars in funding for restoration programs related to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The oyster fishery collapsed in 2012, leading to large economic losses and community concerns over the current and future status of oyster... |
Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Insight |
Palavras-chave: Adaptive management; Apalachicola; Harvest management; Oysters; Restoration. |
Ano: 2015 |
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