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Enhancing hard clam (Mercenaria spp.) population density in the Indian River Lagoon, Florida: a comparison of strategies to maintain the commercial fishery
| Title: | Enhancing hard clam (Mercenaria spp.) population density in the Indian River Lagoon, Florida: a comparison of strategies to maintain the commercial fishery. |
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| Name(s): |
Arnold, William S., creator Marelli, Dan C., creator Parker, Melanie, creator Hoffman, Philip, creator Frischer, Marc E., creator Scarpa, John, creator |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Genre: | Article | |
| Issuance: | single unit | |
| Date Issued: | 2002 | |
| Publisher: | National Shellfisheries Association, Inc. | |
| Extent: | 15 p. | |
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| Language(s): | English | |
| Identifier: | 3174053 (digitool), FADT3174053 (IID), fau:5757 (fedora) | |
| Note(s): |
Hard clams of the genus Mercenaria support an important commercial fishery in the Indian River Lagoon on the east central coast of Florida. The fishery is relatively young but has proven to be quite sporadic, with two periods of exceptional landings (mid• 1980s and mid-1990s) bounded by periods of almost complete fishery collapse. In response to a request from commercial fishery participants, three strategies for enhancing the abundance of harvestable hard clams in the lagoon were compared. This manuscript may becited as: Arnold, W. S., Marelli, D. C., Parker, M., Hoffman, P., Frischer, M., & Scarpa, J. (2002).Enhancing hard clam (Mercenaria spp.) population density in the Indian River Lagoon, Florida: a comparison of strategies to maintain the commercial fishery. Journal of Shellfish Research, 21(2), 659-672. Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution #1483. |
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| Subject(s): |
Clam fisheries Northern Quahog Spawning Population Indian River (Fla.: Lagoon) |
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| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3174053 | |
| Restrictions on Access: | ©2002 National Shellfisheries Association, Inc. | |
| Host Institution: | FAU |
