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A Survey in the Lafayette River for Oysters, Clams and Shell in the Vicinity of the Colley Avenue Bridge in the Lafayette River, Norfolk, Virginia

Haven, Dexter S.
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Kendall, Paul C.
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The purposes of this study are: 1) to survey populations of oysters, Crassostrea virginica, hard clams, Mercenaria mercenaria, soft clams, Mya arenaria, and shell in the immediate vicinity of the Colley Avenue Bridge prior to its widening; 2) to evaluate the present and the possible future opportunity of the area for shellfish culture; and, 3) to estimate the value of the existing stocks of shellfish.
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1977-03-01
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Biological Sciences Reports Research and Technical Reports, Oysters -- Virginia -- LaFayette River, Oyster fisheries -- Virginia -- LaFayette River
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Virginia Institute of Marine Science
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https://doi.org/10.25773/30hf-k175
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https://scholarworks.wm.edu/handle/internal/15565
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