Document Type
Report
Department/Program
Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Publication Date
1-1979
Series
Marine Resource Special Report
Abstract
The Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) conducts weekly surveys from June through early October to obtain oyster spatfall information. Spat counts are made from oyster shells strung on wire and suspended from stakes on public and private beds. The number of spat on shells are counted each week of the spawning season to determine the potential of a particular area for receiving a strike and to predict the most likely period the strikes will occur. Shells planted just before the period of maximum set have the best chance of getting a good strike.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.21220/V5S31X
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
Haven, D. S., & Kendall, P. C. (1979) Oyster Spatfall on Shellstrings in Virginia Rivers: 1978 Annual Summary. Marine Resource Special Report. Virginia Institute of Marine Science, William & Mary. https://doi.org/10.21220/V5S31X
