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We are continually adding interesting literature to this page.  Please check back often…

10/8/09 - Guide to Oyster Gardening

10/8/09 - Link to Tidewater Oyster Gardening Association (TOGA)

10/7/2009 - Link to an example of a Community Oyster Farm

10/7/09 - Sociology study of aquaculture industry in Cowell Australia

9/24/09 - Environmental Effects of Shellfish Aquaculture in the Northeast

9/24/09 - The Art of Aquaculture article in Wicked Local

9/24/09 - Slideshow of Cape Cod Aquaculture: Natural Resource Conservation Service

9/24/09 - NRCS Article

9/21/09 - Boston Globe Article from 1/26/09


Peer Reviewed Scientific Literature:

(information on some of these topics have been requested by the Conservation Commission)

A comparative evaluation of the habitat value of shellfish aquaculture gear, submerged aquatic vegetation and a non-vegetated seabed

Dealteris, J.T., B.D. Kilpatrick, and R.B. Rheault. 2004.  Journal of Shellfish Research, Vol. 23, No. 3, 867–874.

The ecological role of bivalve shellfish aquaculture in the estuarine environment: A review with application to oyster and clam culture in West Coast estuaries

Brett R. Dumbauld, Jennifer L. Ruesink, Steven S. Rumrill

Influence of Eastern Oysters on Nitrogen and Phosphorus Regeneration

RIE Newell, TR Fisher, RR Holyoke and JC Cornwell

Modeling Seagrass Density and Distribution in Response to Changes in Turbidity Stemming from Bivalve Filtration and Seagrass Sediment Stabilization

Roger I. E. Newell and Evamaria Koch

Isotopic heterogeneity and cycling of organic nitrogen in the oligotrophic ocean

T. B. Meador and L. I. Aluwihare

Ecosystem Influences Of Natural And Cultivated Populations Of Suspension-Feeding Bivalve Molluscs: A Review

Roger Newell

Influence of simulated bivalve biodeposition and microphytobenthos on sediment nitrogen dynamics: A laboratory study

Roger I. E. Newell, Jeffrey C. Cornwell, and Michael S. Owens

Modeling the tide and wind-induced circulation in Buzzards Bay

S. Sankaranarayanan

Plankton studies in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts USA., Nutrients, chlorophyll a and phaeopigments, 1987 to 1990

David G. Borkrnan, Jefferson T. Turner

Oyster Grow-Out Cages Function as Artificial Reefs for Temperate Fishes

Jessica C. Tallman and Graham E. Forrester

The impacts of aquacultured oysters,Crassostrea virginica on water column nitrogen and sedimentation: results of a mesocosm study

Jennifer Mugg Pietros, Michael A. Rice

Values of mussel farming for combating eutrophication: An application to the Baltic Sea

Ing-Marie Grena, Odd Lindahlb, Martin Lindqvist

Recreational Boating Activity and Its Impact on Recruitment and Survival of the Oyster

Eastern Oysters in New Hampshire: Their Demise and Restoration

Jennifer Greene


Introductory Materials:

The Importance of Habitat Created by Molluscan Shellfish to Managed Species along the Atlantic Coast of the United States

Flume Pond and Gunning Point Pond Water Quality

Shellfish Aquaculture on Cape Cod

Oysters and the Estuary

Nitrogen in Buzzards Bay

Benefits of Shellfish Aquaculture

WHOI - Shellfish Aquaculture in MA

Article in Audubon Magazine

State of the Bay 2007

Eastern Oyster

Aquacultured Oyster Products



Data & Descriptions of Physical Conditions in

Falmouth Waters of Buzzards Bay:

Sediment Types, Fishing Usage, Heavy Metals, Shipping in Buzzards Bay

Winds in Buzzards Bay

Storm Conditions, Wave Size, Currents, Wind, Water Chemistry, Water Column Structure in Buzzards Bay



White Papers:

Transient Gear Shellfish Aquaculture - By Robert Rheault

Buzzards Bay Land Use, Economics, and Fisheries

Buzzards Bay Ecology

Buzzards Bay's Physical Environment

West Falmouth Harbor Embayment System Total Maximum Daily Loads For Total Nitrogen

Duxbury MA, Aquaculture Management Plan

Incorporating Shellfish Bed Restoration into a Nitrogen TMDL Implementation Plan

Cape Cod Commission - Nitrogen Loading

Best Management Practices for Shellfish Aquaculture in MA

Ron's 1996 Paper on Offshore Sea Scallop Aquaculture

MassachusettsCoastal Zone Management -Aquaculture White Paper

BC Shellfish Aquaculture Code of Practice


Historical Reports and Documents:

For now we a variety of literature avaialbe at the link below.  We are in the process of extracting the most relevant and interesting information from the documents and will soon post them to this section.  You can search our entire library from this link.

Historical Background of Flume Pond and Gunning Point

History of Oyster Law in MA

History of the Decline of Oysters in Buzzards Bay

History of Oysters in Buzzards Bay

Historical Photos 1

MA Oyster Industry in 1909

History of the Oyster Industry in MA

Link to our library of historical reports concerning shellfish resources in Buzzards Bay.



Editorials:

Shellfish aquaculture In praise of sustainable economies and environments

Clean the Bay with Shellfish

Ecological Benefits of Shellfish Aquaculture

Eelgrass is Great, but Shellfish Aquaculture is Better

Army Corps of Engineering and Shellfish Culture Permitting

Oyster Culture is Good for the Environment

Economic-Advantages-of-Aquaculture



Promotional Materials:

Cape Cod Growers Video

Cape Cod - the "Napa Valley" of Shellfish



Statistics:

Massachusetts Aquaculture Statistics

NOAA's Statistics on Aquaculture

FAO - The State of the World Fisheries and Aquaculture

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