Status of commercially important bivalves near the proposed Church Creek Power Plant site. Special report

Technical Report · Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1979

OSTI ID:6882130

Becker, D S; Kaufman, L S

This report is an assessment of the status of commercially important bivalve molluscs near the proposed Church Creek Power Plant intake/discharge site. Data on the soft-shell clam (Mya arenaria) and the oyster (Crassostrea virginica) were obtained from surveys using a commercial clam dredge, a diver-operated suction sampler, visual reconnaissance, and records. Young soft-shell clams were virtually absent, and other infaunal bivalves were present at relatively low abundance. The maximum density of marketable soft-shell clams was 16 bushels per acre, too low for commercial exploitation. Adult soft-shell clams were apparently less abundant in deeper water. This reduces the likelihood that commercial densities of soft-shell clams or oysters will occur naturally at this location in the future.

• Research Organization: Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, MD (USA). Chesapeake Bay Inst.
• OSTI ID: 6882130
• Report Number(s): PB-80-193220
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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