| Title | Horseclam condition studies |
| Publication Type | Report |
| Year of Publication | 1949 |
| Authors | Marriage, Lowell D., and Oregon. Fish Commission |
| Secondary Title | Shellfish Investigation Progress Report |
| Volume | no.18 |
| Institution | Fish Commission of Oregon |
| Call Number | OSU Libraries: Guin SH365.O7 S51, Digital Open Access |
| Keywords | aquatic invertebrates, bivalves, Coos Bay. Gaper clam = Tresus capax, molluscs, natural resource management, Netarts Bay, recreational fisheries – shellfish, reproductive biology, Tillamook Bay, Yaquina Bay |
| Notes | The first regulations restricting clamming in Oregon went into effect in 1948. Initial rules barred clamming from January 1 through June 30; clam diggers objected that this was too restrictive and lobbied for longer seasons. This 1949 document examines the fat gaper or horseclam, to see when its condition was at its best , in order to determine the best times for open clamming seasons. The authors concluded that they needed more information about the winter months before they could contemplate a change. This document gives a good example of earlier natural resource management and decision-making. Original report and supplement with more data for 1949. Includes charts and hand-drawn illustrations of clams. |
| URL | https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/ft848r22f |
