Report

Report
Author: Commonwealth Shipping Committee
Publisher:
Total Pages: 988
Release: 1914
Genre: Shipping
ISBN:

Scientific American

Scientific American
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 420
Release: 1872
Genre: Science
ISBN:

Monthly magazine devoted to topics of general scientific interest.

Nonnative Oysters in the Chesapeake Bay

Nonnative Oysters in the Chesapeake Bay
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 344
Release: 2004-02-09
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0309167027

Nonnative Oysters in the Chesapeake Bay discusses the proposed plan to offset the dramatic decline in the bay's native oysters by introducing disease-resistant reproductive Suminoe oysters from Asia. It suggests this move should be delayed until more is known about the environmental risks, even though carefully regulated cultivation of sterile Asian oysters in contained areas could help the local industry and researchers. It is also noted that even though these oysters eat the excess algae caused by pollution, it could take decades before there are enough of them to improve water quality.