Shellfish mariculture in Drakes Estero, Point Reyes National Seashore, California

• Corporate Author: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Best Practices for Shellfish Mariculture and the Effects of Commercial Activities in Drakes Estero, Pt. Reyes National Seashore, California.
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, c2009.
• Subjects: Shellfish culture > California > Point Reyes National Seashore.; Shellfish fisheries > Research > California > Point Reyes National Seashore.; Mariculture > California > Point Reyes National Seashore.; Marine ecosystem management > California > Point Reyes National Seashore.; Marine resources > California > Point Reyes National Seashore.; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > General. > Agriculture; Electronic books.
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When Drakes Estero, which lies within the Point Reyes National Seashore (PRNS) about 25 miles northwest of San Francisco, California, was designated by Congress in 1976 as Potential Wilderness, it contained a commercial shellfish mariculture operation. Oyster mariculture began in Drakes Estero with...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction to Drakes Estero
• Benthic/pelagic coupling: nutrients and particulates
• Eelgrass
• Fish
• Benthic invertebrates in soft sediments
• Harbor seals
• Nonnative species
• Birds
• Human-use values: economics, recreation, and aesthetics
• Scientific conclusions that can be drawn
• Accuracy of the scientific conclusions released by NPS to the public
• How scientific conclusions affected NPS decision making.