GRANT
NUMBER:
NA77FD0064
NMFS NUMBER:
96-SER-014
REPORT
TITLE:
Grand Lake Commercial Freshwater Mussel Stock Assessment
AUTHOR:
Vaughn, Caryn C.; and Harris, John L.
PUBLISH
DATE:
March 4, 1999
AVAILABLE
FROM:
National Marine Fisheries Service, Southeast Region, 9721
Executive Center Drive, North, St. Petersburg, FL 33702.
PHONE: (813) 570-5324
ABSTRACT
The project
sought to quantify the freshwater mussel populations in
Grand Lake , Oklahoma to determine baseline information
for future commercial harvest and to assess the impact
of zebra mussels should they be introduced. A total of
11 species of mussels were found in the lake with six
species comprising about 96% of the individuals. It is
estimated that these six species represent a total of
148,096 individuals in the lake. The mussel populations
in Grand Lake are not dense enough to economically support
a commercial harvest.
