TitleMethods of Supplementing Clam and Abalone Production. Annual Report July 1, 1974 to June 30, 1975
Publication TypeReport
Year of Publication1975
AuthorsGaumer, Thomas F., Gerald Lukas, and National Marine Fisheries Service,
Pagination35 p.
Date PublishedJuly_1975
InstitutionFish Commission of Oregon
Call NumberOSU Libraries: Guin SH373.2.U5 C53, Digital Open Access
KeywordsAlsea River estuary, aquaculture, aquatic invertebrates, biological, bivalves, butter clam=Saxidomus giganteus, Coos River estuary, geographical distribution, Littleneck clam = Leukoma staminea, molluscs, Sally's Bend, Tillamook estuary, Venus clam = Venerupis phillipinarum, Whale Cove, Yaquina Bay
Notes"The principal objectives of this study were: (1) to locate suitable intertidal and subtidal clam planting sites and to determine the feasibility of planting laboratory spawned clams, (2) to map locations of bay clams having cotmiercial harvesting potential, (3) to develop techniques for spawning and rearing native species of clams and determine If fast growth is a heritable characteristic of the Manila littleneck clam Venerupi.e phltpptnarvion and, (4) to determine the feasibility of purchasing and planting juvenile red abalone Haiwti8 rufescens along the Oregon coast." (Introduction) Includes maps of clam distribution and substrate type for Tillamook, Yauqina, Alsea and Coos bays.
URLhttps://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/mp48sd27c
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