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Personal Author:
Bosch, Darrell J. ; Shabman, Leonard A. ;
Bosch, Darrell J. ; Shabman, Leonard A. ; Less -
Corporate Authors:
Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station ; Virginia Sea Grant College Program ; National Sea Grant Program (U.S.) ;
Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station ; Virginia Sea Grant College Program ; National Sea Grant Program (U.S.) ; Less -
NOAA Program & Office:
Sea Grant ; OAR (Oceanic and Atmospheric Research) ;
Sea Grant ; OAR (Oceanic and Atmospheric Research) ; Less -
Description:
"Virginia oyster production is declining primarily because of reduction in private harvests. The state has a goal of increasing private oyster production. If private production is to be increased, policies must be instituted to deal with the constraints facing private production. As a result, the state requires a better understanding of the factors that have contributed to the decline of private planting. The oyster disease MSX has received much of the blame for reduced profitability of private planting. However, economic factors, particularly the rising real cost of oyster seed relative to market prices, are also an important reason for declining profits. The objectives of this study were to evaluate economic and biological factors affecting private planting in order to identify the reasons for reduced private harvests. The results were used as a basis for making policy recommendations for restoring private production. The analysis of private planting was carried out using personal interviews with private planters and oyster biologists, and mail interviews with leaseholders, and by developing a bioeconomic simulation model for analyzing private oyster production"--National Sea Grant Library publication website.
Keywords:
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Mortality
Oyster Culture
Oyster Fisheries
Oysters

Series:
Virginia sea grant publication ; no.90-03; Bulletin (Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station : 1981) ; 90-5;
Virginia sea grant publication ; no.90-03; Bulletin (Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station : 1981) ; 90-5; Less -
Document Type:
Miscellaneous ;
Funding:
Funding: Virginia Sea Grant Program ; project number: NA86AA-D-SG042;;
Place as Subject:
Virginia ; Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.) ;
Virginia ; Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.) ; Less -
Rights Information:
Public Domain
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Library
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