Nonnative oysters in the Chesapeake Bay /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Nonnative Oysters in the Chesapeake Bay, United States. Environmental Protection Agency, United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (U.S.), Maryland. Department of Natural Resources, Virginia Sea Grant College Program, Virginia. Department of Environmental Quality, Maryland Sea Grant College, Connecticut Sea Grant College Program
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, [2004]
Subjects:	Oysters > Habitat > Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.) Oysters > Diseases. Oyster fisheries > Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.) > Management. Introduced animals > Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.) Oyster culture > Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.) Restoration ecology > Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.) Fishery policy. Introduced organisms > Government policy. Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.) > Environmental conditions.
Online Access:	Online version

Table of Contents:

Executive summary
Introduction and overview
Background on introduced species
Oyster biology
Social and economic value of oysters in the Chesapeake Bay
History and current status of restoring native oyster reefs in the Chesapeake Bay
Oyster aquaculture
Regulatory framework for managing proposed introductions
Elements of risk assessment for the introduction of Crassostrea ariakensis in the Chesapeake Bay
Decision making and recommendations for future research
References
Appendixes.