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Demonstration of Large-Scale Reintroduction of the Southern Bay Scallop to Tampa Bay, Florida

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Date Issued:
1996
Summary:
The southern bay scallop, Argopecten irradians concentricus, is one of the only non-finfish species to support a large, although rapidly declining, recreational interest in the state of Florida. Bay scallops, which require good water quality, had all but disappeared from Tampa Bay by 1963. Recent studies have indicated that sections of Tampa Bay may once again be capable of supporting viable bay scallop populations. These scallops were seeded to several areas of the bay and also placed at various locations in the bay in cages. The purpose of this project was to attempt to increase the population of the southern bay scallop in Tampa Bay by providing spawning stocks to various locations throughout the eastern portion of the bay.
Title: Demonstration of Large-Scale Reintroduction of the Southern Bay Scallop to Tampa Bay, Florida: final report, January 17, 1996.
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Name(s): Blake, Norman J.
Tampa Bay National Estuary Program
University of South Florida Dept. of Marine Science.
Type of Resource: text
Genre: Bibliography
Issuance: multipart monograph
Date Issued: 1996
Publisher: Department of Marine Science, University of South Florida
Place of Publication: Tampa, FL
Physical Form: print
Extent: 28 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Language(s): eng
Summary: The southern bay scallop, Argopecten irradians concentricus, is one of the only non-finfish species to support a large, although rapidly declining, recreational interest in the state of Florida. Bay scallops, which require good water quality, had all but disappeared from Tampa Bay by 1963. Recent studies have indicated that sections of Tampa Bay may once again be capable of supporting viable bay scallop populations. These scallops were seeded to several areas of the bay and also placed at various locations in the bay in cages. The purpose of this project was to attempt to increase the population of the southern bay scallop in Tampa Bay by providing spawning stocks to various locations throughout the eastern portion of the bay.
Identifier: 39882987 (oclc), fgcu_swfe_0363 (IID), AAA3762 QF
Note(s): submitted by Norman J. Balke ; submitted to Tampa Bay National Estuary Program.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 10-12)
Subject(s): Scallops -- Florida
Estuarine area conservation -- Florida
Tampa Bay (Fla.)
Charlotte Harbor Information Resource Center documents
Held by: SUS01 FCL01
Held by: SUS01 FCL01
Persistent Link to This Record: http://purl.flvc.org/fgcu/fd/fgcu_swfe_0363
Use and Reproduction: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Host Institution: FGCU
Is Part of Series: Tampa Bay National Estuary Program Technical Publication ; 13-95.