Nonnative Oysters in the Chesapeake Bay

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Publication Year:2004

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Committee on Nonnative Oysters in the Chesapeake Bay, National Research Council
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Front Matter	i-xviii
1. Executive Summary	1-14	(skim)
2. Introduction and Overview	15-27	(skim)
3. Background on Introduced Species	28-59	(skim)
4. Oyster Biology	60-99	(skim)
5. Social and Economic Value of Oysters in the Chesapeake Bay	100-119	(skim)
6. History and Current Status of Restoring Native Oyster Reefs in the Chesapeake Bay	120-149	(skim)
7. Oyster Aquaculture	150-161	(skim)
8. Regulatory Framework for Managing Proposed Introductions	162-186	(skim)
9. Elements of Risk Assessment for the Introduction of Crassostrea Ariakensis in the Chesapeake Bay	187-231	(skim)
10. Decisionmaking and Recommendations for Future Research	232-248	(skim)
References	249-282	(skim)
Appendix A: Committee and Staff Biographies	283-289	(skim)
Appendix B: Letter Report to the Virginia Marine Resources Commission	290-296	(skim)
Appendix C: Acronyms	297-298	(skim)
Appendix D: State Law Documents	299-300	(skim)
Appendix E: Federal Law Documents	301-302	(skim)
Appendix F: International Law Documents	303-304	(skim)
Appendix G: Chesapeake Bay Program Ad-Hoc Panel Letter and Reports	305-305	(skim)
Appendix H: Meeting Agenda	306-309	(skim)
Appendix I: Letters Requesting A Study On Non-native Oysters in the Chesapeake Bay	310-319	(skim)
Appendix J: Glossary	320-322	(skim)
Appendix K: Scientific and Common Names	323-326	(skim)

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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.

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