Aquaculture: Managing the environmental impacts on Galveston Bay

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dc.acquisition-srcGBNEPen_US
dc.call-noQH 541.5 .E8 G32 no. 23 c.1-2 GBAYen_US
dc.call-noREF QH 541.5 .E8 G32 no. 23 GBAYen_US
dc.contract-noen_US
dc.contributor.authorLee, Phillip G.en_US
dc.contributor.editorJensen, Richard W. Russell W. Kiesling, and Frank S. Shipleyen_US
dc.contributor.otherProceedings: The Second State of the Bay Symposium. February 4 - 6, 1993en_US
dc.date.accessioned2010-02-15T17:22:05Z
dc.date.available2010-02-15T17:22:05Z
dc.date.issued1993en_US
dc.degreeen_US
dc.descriptionpgs. 285-286en_US
dc.description-otheren_US
dc.description.abstractAquaculture is the most rapidly expanding form of agriculture (20%/yr) in the United States (Treece, 1992). Aquaculture in Texas has lagged behind that of other southern states (e.g., Mississippi and Louisiana), but recent legislative action (Fish Farming Act of 1989) and the initiation of a leasing program through the Land Bureau has stimulated activity in Texas. The large consumer market for marine species, especially Gulf shrimp and redfish, has also resulted in increased activity in coastal areas like Galveston Bay. In the last five years, several commercial ventures located on Galveston Bay have been started for the purpose of growing shrimp, redfish, or oysters. All of these operations impact the environmental quality of the bay by increasing the biomass per unit volume of water. Some also pump large amounts of water through their operations and return organic-rich water to the bay. A rational plan for the siting of these aquaculture projects should be formulated in order to reduce conflicts with other industry and agricultural operations.en_US
dc.description.urien_US
dc.geo-codeGalveston Bayen_US
dc.history12/10/04 eas; 10/25/04 easen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1969.3/24147
dc.latitudeen_US
dc.locationGBIC Circulating Collection; GBIC Reference Collection; GBIC OFFICEen_US
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dc.notesThe author is representing the Marine Biomedical Institute, at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galvestonen_US
dc.placeAustin, TXen_US
dc.publisherGalveston Bay National Estuary Programen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries6236.00en_US
dc.relation.urihttp://gbic.tamug.edu/gbeppubs/23/gbnep-23.htmlen_US
dc.scaleen_US
dc.seriesGBNEP-23en_US
dc.subjectenvironmental impacten_US
dc.subjectaquacultureen_US
dc.subjectmanagementen_US
dc.titleAquaculture: Managing the environmental impacts on Galveston Bayen_US
dc.typeChapteren_US
dc.universityen_US
dc.vol-issueNo. 23en_US

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