Total weight, total volume, total number of live oysters, and the total number of dead oysters with articulated shells, shell height for oysters > 25 mm, number oysters <= 25 mm, population estimates (bags per acre), spat recruitment rates
Notes
The east coast data is presented in Final Reports ~ every 3rd year. A report is due this year. The Apalachicola project is brand new, and will not have anything ready for distribution for the short term foreseeable future. Start date: The East coast data started in 2005 and is ongoing. The Apalachicola effort started 2014.
Application
Assess oyster reef population and health
Publications
Reports
Start
2014
End
2016
Frequency
Semiannual
Method
semi- annual surveys based on Lenihan and Peterson (1998) and Grizzle et al. (2005), quadrats, population estimates calculated following methods developed by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, spat recuitment (shell string) method modified from Southworth and Mann (2004)
