A comparison of dredge and patent tongs for estimation of oyster populations

Journal of Shellfish Research

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 387-390

  Mann, Roger ^a   Southworth, Melissa ^a   Harding, Juliana M ^a   Wesson, James ^b  

^a VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

^b Virginia Marine Resources Commission   (United States)

Author keywords

Chesapeake Bay; Crassostrea virginica; Eastern oyster; Recruitment; Survey methods

Indexed keywords

DREDGING; FIELD METHOD; METHODOLOGY; OYSTER CULTURE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION ESTIMATION; STOCK ASSESSMENT;

JAMES RIVER; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; VIRGINIA;

BIVALVIA; CRASSOSTREA VIRGINICA; OSTREIDAE;

EID: 4644352011     PISSN: 07308000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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