GRANT
NUMBER:
NA46FD0339
NMFS
NUMBER:
93-NER-055
REPORT
TITLE:
Population
Structure of the Arkshell Clams Noetia ponderosa
and Anadara ovalis in the Oceanside Lagoons and
Tidal Creeks of Virginia and Implications for Fisheries
Management
AUTHOR:
McGraw, Katherine A.; Castagna, Michael; and Dennis, Sally
D.
PUBLISH
DATE:
April 5, 1996
AVAILABLE
FROM:
National Marine Fisheries Service, Northeast Region, One
Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930-2298. PHONE:
(978) 281-9267
ABSTRACT
A survey was
conducted in the oceanside lagoon system along the Eastern
Shore targeting two species of arkshell (blood) clams,
Noetia ponderosa and Anadara ovalis.
Data were collected on density, abundance, habitat
preference, and mortality rates for both species of blood
clams, as well as some ancillary data on the hard clam,
Mercenaria mercenaria. The study provides
baseline data for establishing management practices and
regulations for the blood clam fishery.
