This manual addresses techniques and technology for developing genetic lines and genetic strategies to improve culture, stock enhancement, and restoration of the bay scallop.
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Summary Report on Long Island Sound Lobster Die-Off
Responding to a Resource Disaster: American Lobsters in Long Island Sound 1999-2004 is a report issued in 2006, summarizing the combination of environmental stressors that led to the 1999 lobster resource disaster.
Seed Oystering
T. Getchis, L. Williams, and A. May An 8-page introduction to seed oystering, written for Connecticut citizens, including history, ecology, equipment and techniques and information on regulations. Illustration of the oyster life cycle. Revised for 2007 Download PDF
Ecosystem-based Fisheries Management
Dr. Robert Pomeroy Conventional fisheries management focuses on a single species or stock and may assume that the productivity of that stock is a function only of its inherent population characteristics. Ecosystem-based management strategies recognize that both natural and human elements in the ecosystem must be taken into account in order to really understand fisheries. […]
Shellfish Aquaculture Industry Assessment
T. S. Getchis This 12-page illustrated bulletin is a summary of the needs of the shellfish industry in Connecticut, USA. Free. Send for print copy or Download PDF
A Guide to the Larval and Juvenile Stages of Common Long Island Sound Ascidians and Bryozoans
This beautifully illustrated guide will help you identify the early life stages of both ascidians and bryozoans in Long Island Sound.
Wrack Lines – Vol. 4, No. 1: Beware the Grip of the Rip!
Spring/Summer 2004Be careful of the undertow,” my mother warned in somber tones when I went off with friends for a summer swim at Misquamicut Beach, Rhode Island, in my youth. “It’s very powerful and can pull you away from shore–right out to sea!” An inexperienced swimmer, I nodded gravely and went happily on my way […]
Wrack Lines – Vol. 4, No. 1: Letter from the Editor
Spring/Summer 2004Letter From the EditorTo Our ReadersI hope you’ve all enjoyed your summer as much as I did. I had a great time helping to introduce my granddaughter, Emily, to the Atlantic Ocean (she approved). By the time you get this issue, though, our beach paraphernalia will be wistfully stowed away. Nevertheless, if you’re heading […]
Adaptive Management
Dr. Robert Pomeroy Adaptive management relies on deliberate experimentation followed by systematic monitoring of the results from which fisheries managers or fishermen can learn. 1-page fact sheet. Publication Number CTSG-03-10 Free. Download PDF
Rights-based Fisheries Management
Dr. Robert Pomeroy A rights-based fisheries management system might include limited entry or access rights, input rights (fishing effort) or output rights (specific catch limits). The various forms and characteristics are presented. Publication Number CTSG-04-02 Free. Download PDF