Shellfish closures in Massachusetts, status and options : proceedings of a Sea Grant-sponsored workshop held at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, March 22, 1989 : technical report
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10.1575/1912/6431Abstract
This report is a summary of a workshop on the problem of shellfish closures due to
microbial contamination in Massachusetts. The workshop, sponsored by the Woods Hole
Oceanographic Institution Sea Grant Program, was held on March 22, 1989, at the Woods
Hole Oceanographic Institution. Its principal aim was to keep the shellfishing community
informed about the status of shellfish closures throughout Massachusetts, the results of
recent research on microbial contamination of shellfish, and options for shellfisheries in the
region in the face of increasing closures of shellfish areas. Topics addressed by invited
speakers included 1) the history of shellfish closures in the state, 2) the fecal-coliform
standard and why it needs to be modified, 3) alternatives to the standard, and 4) shellfish
relay and depuration procedures used in other states. The workshop was attended by more
than 160 people, primarily shellfish officers, shellfish biologists, members of town
shellfish commissions and shellfishermen from Massachusetts.
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White, A. W., & Campbell, L. A. (1989). Shellfish closures in Massachusetts, status and options: proceedings of a Sea Grant-sponsored workshop held at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, March 22, 1989: technical report. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. https://doi.org/10.1575/1912/6431Related items
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