Bay Scallop Growth Rates as Measured by Citizen-Scientist Partners During Restoration Efforts in Florida

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• Journal Title:
  Journal of Shellfish Research
• Personal Author:
  Geiger, Stephen P. ; Stephenson, Sarah P. ; Fitzhugh, Linda ; Jannemann, Rene ; Staugler, Elizabeth ; Milbrandt, Eric C. ; Thompson, Mark
• NOAA Program & Office:
  NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) ; Sea Grant ; SER (Southeast Region)
• Description:
  Local bay scallop Argopecten irradians populations are threatened or depleted in southwest Florida estuaries (Pinellas through Lee Counties) and in the Panhandle (Bay through Escambia Counties), and community-driven restoration efforts have been ongoing for many years. To obtain juvenile scallops for use in restoration, wild larvae (spat) were allowed to settle on suitable surfaces (settlement traps) at sites known to still have high larval supply. Traps used to harvest spat were constructed with enhanced surface area relative to routine monitoring traps. Enhanced traps resulted in 142 ± 317.1 (mean ± SD) spat per trap and a maximum of 2,321 spat on a single trap, whereas the routine traps resulted in 67 ± 146.7 spat per trap and a maximum of 726.
• Source:
  Journal of Shellfish Research, 39(3)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.2983/035.039.0307
• ISSN:
  0730-8000
• Format:
  pdf
• Publisher:
  National Shellfisheries Association
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Rights Information:
  Other
• Compliance:
  Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:5b679efeaca945c3b766e1c2a2af50569a3842659717f6491516dc5b5c90cee5a863764aa205cc373eac165065d4c7493c08ee5cdf43aca8f760d7d67f8b4840
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