The decline of Chesapeake Bay oyster population : a century of habitat destruction and overfishing

Type Proceedings paper
Date 1991-09-26
Language English
Author(s) Rotschild B. J., Ault J. S., Goulletquer PhilippeORCID, Jensen W. P., Heral Maurice
Meeting CIEM Conseil International pour l'Exploration de la mer
Source Counc. Meet. of the Int. Counc. for the Exploration of the Sea, La Rochelle (France), 26 Sep-4 Oct 1991
Keyword(s) USA, Chesapeake Bay, Prevalence of disease, Industrialization, Diseases, Crassostrea virginica, Oysters
Abstract The oyster population in the Maryland portion of the Chesapeake Bay has declined b y more than 38-fold since the early part of the century. Although the effects of fishing have been implicated, the decline has been attributed primarily to water quality and recently oyster disease. The decline has also been thought to have affected the biota and chemistry of the Bay. Our analysis provides a quantitative demonstration that the long-term declines are largely the result of habitat loss related to over fishing early in the century, stock over fishing, early in the century' through the recent times. Furthermore, the major ecological effects on Chesapeake Bay occurred well-before World War 1/, before industrialization and the prevalence of disease
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Rotschild B. J., Ault J. S., Goulletquer Philippe, Jensen W. P., Heral Maurice (1991). The decline of Chesapeake Bay oyster population : a century of habitat destruction and overfishing. Counc. Meet. of the Int. Counc. for the Exploration of the Sea, La Rochelle (France), 26 Sep-4 Oct 1991. https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00000/3058/