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Below are written resources for your information. Topics range from field guides and aquaculture techniques to history and culture. If you have a suggested reading, please email the bibliographic information to the Wellfleet Shellfish Department so it may be posted for everyone. For some of the online documents you may need to use Adobe Acrobat's free document reader. Browse by topic:
Artificial Seawater for Shellfish Tanks by PC Wood and P Ayres (1977). Laboratory Leaflet, MAFF Directorate of Fisheries Research, Lowestoft, 39. QPX Susceptibility in Hard Clams Varies with Geographic Origin of Brood Stock by LM Ragone Calvo & E Burreson (2002). Virginia Sea Grant Marine Resource Advisory #74. Reports on experimental test of importance of where the brood stock come from. Is Aquatic Farming for You? by Joe Buttner and Gef Flimlin (1991). Northeastern Regional Aquaculture Center Fact Sheet 101-1991. Provides a checklist of questions that you should ask yourself if you're considering aquaculture. Aquaculture Species for the Northeast by Joe Buttner et al. (1992). Northeastern Regional Aquaculture Center Fact Sheet 130-1992. Review of species cultured in the northeastern United States. Business Planning for Aquaculture - Is It Feasible? by Dan Strombom and Stewart Tweed (1992). Northeastern Regional Aquaculture Center Fact Sheet 150-1992. Asks the hard questions about dollars and cents. Major Predators of Cultured Shellfish by Gef Flimlin and Brian Beal (1993). Northeastern Regional Aquaculture Center Bulletin 180-1993. Gives an excellent overview of various predators of cultured shellfish in the northeastern United States. Small-Scale Oyster Farming for Chesapeake Watermen: a Sustainable Business Marketing Plan by Robert Kallen et al. (2001). TerrAqua Environmental Science and Policy, LLC. Provides detailed business plans considering various survival rates and market prices. Marine Aquaculture in the United States: Environmental Impacts and Policy Options by Rebecca J. Goldburg et al. (2001). Pew Oceans Commission. Provides evaluation and critique of marine aquaculture, with a strong focus on finfish. Note that this file is over 1 mb. Growing Microalgae to Feed Bivalve Larvae by Garry Baptist et al. (1993). Northeastern Regional Aquaculture Center Fact Sheet 160-1993. Overview of how hatcheries produce phytoplankton to feed juvenile shellfish. Practical Shellfish Farming by Phil Schwind (1977). International Marine Publishing Company, Camden Maine. Former Eastham Shellfish Constable Phil Schwind gives an introduction to shellfish aquaculture. Cultivation of Manila Clams by B. E. Spencer et al. (1991). Laboratory Leaflet, MAFF Directorate of Fisheries Research, Lowestoft, 65. Instructions on raising Manila clams. Note that this file is over 2 mb. Cultivation of Pacific Oysters by B. E. Spencer (1990). Laboratory Leaflet, MAFF Directorate of Fisheries Research, Lowestoft, 63. Instructions on raising Pacific oysters. Note that this file is over 2 mb. Hatchery Culture of Bivalve Mollusc Larvae and Juveniles by S. D. Utting and B. E. Spencer (1991). Laboratory Leaflet, MAFF Directorate of Fisheries Research, Lowestoft, 68. Learn about basic shellfish hatchery techniques. Recent
Studies in King Scallop Cultivation by I. Laing (2001). Bivalve Cultivation: Criteria for Selecting a Site by I. Laing and BE Spencer (2002). General Series Leaflet, CEFAS Lowestoft. APHET vs. Taylor Resources, Inc., US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Decision (2002). Taylor Shellfish, a mussel farm in Washington, was being sued by a local non-profit on the grounds that the rafts of mussels were polluting the waters. The Court decided in favor of Taylor Shellfish, noting that in fact mussel harvesting generally purifies the water. National Sea Grant Bibliography of Aquaculture Publications Funded by the National Sea Grant College. A comprehensive, searchable database of aquaculture literature references. The Scallop (Pecten maximus) and its Fishery in England and Wales by A. Franklin et al. (1980). Laboratory Leaflet, MAFF Directorate of Fisheries Research, Lowestoft, 51. Note that this file is over 3 mb. Shellfish News edited by I. Laing, CEFAS Lowestoft - published May and November. Check here to see the latest issues of a British journal dedicated to shellfish harvest and culture. Oystering from New York to Boston by John M. Kochiss (1974). Columbia University Press, New York. An excellent overview of the changes and history in the northeastern oyster fishery. The Oyster by William K. Brooks (1891, reprinted in 1996). Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore. The Maryland Oyster Commissioner, William Brooks writes about oyster biology, ecology, culture, and the fishery in Chesapeake Bay. Watermen by Randall S. Peffer (1979, reprinted in 1985). Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore. An account of the watermen of Tilghman Island in Chesapeake Bay. The Oyster Wars of Chesapeake Bay by John R. Wennersten (1981). Tidewater Publishers, Maryland. A gripping story of the harsh and often violent competition amongst Chesapeake Bay watermen. The Compleat Clammer by Christopher R. Reaske (1986). Lyons Press. An introduction to gathering shellfish. Evergreen Pacific Shellfish Guide by J. D. Wade (2000). Evergreen Pacific Publishing, Ltd. Although oriented around Pacific shellfish, this guide provides useful advice on clamming techniques and explains how to shuck an oyster. A Tour with Skip Barlow on local flats (Cape Cod Times). Some good basic advice on clamming, provided by long-time shellfisherman, Skip Barlow. Marine Ecology and Field Guides History and Impact of MSX and Dermo Diseases on Oyster Stocks in the Northeast Region by John Ewart and Susan Ford (1993). Northeastern Regional Aquaculture Center Fact Sheet 200-1993. Learn about the biology and effects of these diseases of oysters. Genetic Improvement of the Eastern Oyster for Growth and Disease Resistance in the Northeast by Stan Allen et al. (1993). Northeastern Regional Aquaculture Center Fact Sheet 210-1993. See how scientists are attempting to develop oysters that grow faster and resist disease. How To Guides The Compleat Clammer by Christopher R. Reaske (1986). Lyons Press. An introduction to gathering shellfish. Evergreen Pacific Shellfish Guide by J. D. Wade (2000). Evergreen Pacific Publishing, Ltd. Although oriented around Pacific shellfish, this guide provides useful advice on clamming techniques and explains how to shuck an oyster. Fish & Shellfish by James A. Peterson (1996). William Morrow & Co. Considered one of the essential cookbooks for seafood lovers.
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