Suffolk County's hard clam industry : an overview and an analysis of management alternatives : a report of a study

Abstract

from the table of contents, "major findings. . .history and current status of the hard clam fisheries in Suffolk county; a selection of management alternatives for individual water bodies; information priorities; the hard clam fishery; histories of Suffolk county's hard clam fisheries; the history of the hard clam fishery of Moriches Bay and Shinnecock Bay; history of the Peconics and north shore hard clam fisheries; the recreational hard clam fishery in Suffolk county; hard clam management in New York - a historical overview; Suffolk county's changing coastal environment; salinity and Great South Bay; effects of dredging activities on hard clams; management alternatives; seed planting; spawner sanctuaries; predator control as a means of improving hard clam production; selected closure of harvest grounds; limited entry and harvest quotas as tools for managing Suffolk county's hard clam fishery; the economics of management alternatives for the hard clam in Great South Bay, New York - executive summary; private mariculture; law enforcement aspects of hard clam management; the hard clam relay: New Jersey's program and the outlook for Suffolk county; the economics of management alternatives for the hard clam in Great South Bay, New York. . .”