The bay scallop (Argopecten irradians) industry collapse in Virginia and its implications for the successful management of scallop-seagrass habitats

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• 作者：Matthew P.J. Oreska^a ; ^{mpo4zx@virginia.edu} ; Barry Truitt^b ; Robert J. Orth^c ; Mark W. Luckenbach^c
• 关键词：Scallops ; Eelgrass ; Overfishing ; Shellfish ; Historical ecology ; Population collapse
• 刊名：Marine Policy
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：January 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：75
• 期：Complete
• 页码：116-124
• 全文大小：1189 K
• 卷排序：75

文摘

Multiple stressors preceded the disappearance of Virginia's bay scallop fishery. The peak harvest roughly equaled the estimated pre-collapse population. Contemporaneous management actions did not conserve a spawning stock. Ongoing bay scallop restoration has restored <0.3% of the former population. A tradeoff exists between eelgrass and bay scallop fishery restoration goals.