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A Report to the Oyster Industry of Virginia on the Biology and Management of the Cownose Ray (Rhinoptera bonasus, Mitchill) in Lower Chesapeake Bay

Merriner, John V.
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Smith, Joseph W.
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The purpose of this report is to: (1) suggest reasons for the recently observed cownose ray predation on Rappahannock River oyster beds and the apparent increased abundance of the ray, and (2) recommend short- and long-term methods to control and/or manage cownose ray predation on commercially important sh1ellfish beds.
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1979-08-01
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Research and Technical Reports Special Reports in Applied Marine Science and Ocean Engineering (SRAMSOE), Oysters, Virginia, Predation, Management
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https://doi.org/10.21220/m2-s8k3-p957
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