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Shellfish Mariculture in Drakes Estero, Point Reyes National Seashore, California

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Size: 138 pages, 6 x 9

Publication Year:2009

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Committee on Best Practices for Shellfish Mariculture and the Effects of Commercial Activities in Drakes Estero, Pt. Reyes National Seashore, California; National Research Council
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When Drakes Estero, which lies within the Point Reyes National Seashore (PRNS) about 25 miles northwest of San Francisco, California, was designated by Congress in 1976 as Potential Wilderness, it contained a commercial shellfish mariculture operation. Oyster mariculture began ...
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Front Matter	i-x
Summary	1-8	(skim)
Introduction to Drakes Estero	9-24	(skim)
I. Benthic/Pelagic Coupling - Nutrients and Particulates	25-29	(skim)
II. Eelgrass	30-34	(skim)
III. Fish	35-37	(skim)
IV. Benthic Invertebrates in Soft Sediments	38-40	(skim)
V. Harbor Seals	41-49	(skim)
VI. Nonnative Species	50-56	(skim)
VII. Birds	57-60	(skim)
VIII. Human-Use Values - Economics, Recreation, and Aesthetics	61-66	(skim)
Scientific Conclusions That Can Be Drawn	67-70	(skim)
Accuracy of the Scientific Conclusions Released by NPS to the Public	71-79	(skim)
How Scientific Conclusions Affected NPS Decision Making	80-87	(skim)
References	88-102	(skim)
Appendixes	103-104	(skim)
Appendix A: Wilderness Status	105-113	(skim)
Appendix B: Full Statement of Task	114-115	(skim)
Appendix C: Agenda: Meeting of the Committee on Best Practices for Shellfish Mariculture and the Effects of Commercial Activities in Drakes Estero, Pt. Reyes National Seashore, California	116-117	(skim)
Appendix D: Tabulated Summary of Reported Values of Harbor Seal Flushing Distances	118-118	(skim)
Appendix E: Shellfish High Health Program Guideline: A Voluntary Program for Producers of Live Shellfish	119-123	(skim)
Appendix F: Committee and Staff Biographies	124-128	(skim)

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When Drakes Estero, which lies within the Point Reyes National Seashore (PRNS) about 25 miles northwest of San Francisco, California, was designated by Congress in 1976 as Potential Wilderness, it contained a commercial shellfish mariculture operation. Oyster mariculture began in Drakes Estero with the introduction of the nonnative Pacific oyster in 1932, and has been conducted continuously from that date forward. Hence, the cultural history of oyster farming predates the designation of Point Reyes as a National Seashore in 1962.

Nevertheless, with the approach of the 2012 expiration date of the current National Park Service (NPS) Reservation of Use and Occupancy (RUO) and Special Use Permit (SUP) that allows Drakes Bay Oyster Company (DBOC) to operate within the estero, NPS has expressed concern over the scope and intensity of impacts of the shellfish culture operations on the estero's ecosystem. Public debate over whether scientific information justifies closing the oyster farm led to the request for this study to help clarify the scientific issues raised with regard to the shellfish mariculture activities in Drakes Estero.

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