Trends in population levels of the American oyster Crassostrea virginica Gmelin on public reefs in Galveston Bay, Texas

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dc.contributor.authorHofstetter RPen_US
dc.contributor.authorTexas Parks and Wildlife Department (USA)en_US
dc.contributor.authorDanyulite Gen_US
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dc.date.accessioned2010-02-15T17:14:57Z
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dc.date.issued1977en_US
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dc.description.abstractTrends in setting, growth, survival and abundance of oysters (Crassostrea virginica) on public reefs in Galveston Bay, Texas were determined from oyster population samples collected in 1961-72, supplemented by data obtained from limited sampling in 1952-60. The parasite Labyrinthomyxa marina has been widely distributed in Galveston Bay oysters. It is associated with, and primarily responsible for, annual losses of 10% to 50% of the market oysters. The Galveston Bay oyster harvest has fluctuated considerably since the early 1900's. It was largest in the 1960's, ranging around 1 . 4 million kg (3 million pounds) of meats each season. Reduction of the legal size to 76 mm (3-inches) in 1963, an influx of out-of-state fishermen who took well over half the catch each season, and better collection of catch data were factors contributing to the higher yieldsen_US
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1969.3/23146
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dc.notesSource Publ. by: TPWD, TX (USA)., Nov 1977., 98 p., Tech. Series Tex. Parks Wildlife DepIncludes bibliography; 101 refEnglishEnglishReportMarineNO7800678en_US
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dc.relation.ispartofseries50712.00en_US
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dc.subjectabundanceen_US
dc.subjectASW,USA,Texasen_US
dc.subjectbibliographiesen_US
dc.subjectCrassostreaen_US
dc.subjectCrassostrea virginicaen_US
dc.subjectfishermenen_US
dc.subjectGalveston Bayen_US
dc.subjectgrowthen_US
dc.subjectLabyrinthomyxa marinaen_US
dc.subjectlevelsen_US
dc.subjectoverfishingen_US
dc.subjectOystersen_US
dc.subjectparasen_US
dc.subjectpopulation levelsen_US
dc.subjectPopulation numberen_US
dc.subjectQ1 01441 Population structureen_US
dc.subjectreefsen_US
dc.subjectSamplingen_US
dc.subjectSurvivalen_US
dc.subjectTexasen_US
dc.subjectUSAen_US
dc.subjectYielden_US
dc.titleTrends in population levels of the American oyster Crassostrea virginica Gmelin on public reefs in Galveston Bay, Texasen_US
dc.typeReporten_US
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