Document Type
Report
Department/Program
Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Publication Date
12-1989
Series
Marine Resource Special Report
Abstract
The Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) conducts surveys of oyster spatfall (or "setting") in Virginia waters throughout the summer reproductive period. This survey provides an estimate of the potential of a particular area for receiving a "strike 11 or set of oysters on the bottom and helps define the timing of setting events. Information obtained by this effort is valuable to the Virginia Marine Resources Commission (VMRC) for its shell repletion program, and to private oyster growers, both of whom are interested in maximizing the timing of shell planting. To assist in that area, a biweekly report of spatfall data to date is provided to interested parties throughout the summer. This report is a summary of the entire 1989 setting season.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.21220/V5KG74
Keywords
Oyster fisheries--Chesapeake Bay (Va.), Oyster--Monitoring, Oyster fisheries--Virginia, Oysters--Chesapeake Bay (Va.)
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
Barber, B. J. (1989) Oyster Spatfall in Virginia Rivers: 1989 Annual Summary. Marine Resource Special Report. Virginia Institute of Marine Science, William & Mary. https://doi.org/10.21220/V5KG74
