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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Cover/Acknowledgements/Committees
Introduction
Purpose
Study area
Report organization
Section 1: General shellfish biology and habitat
Hard clam biology
The south shore estuary as hard clam habitat
Hard clam habitat stability
Habitat requirementsinfluencing hard clam abundance
Section 2: Current shellfish habitat concerns
Low stock abundance
Brown tide and nuisance algal blooms
Predators
Contaminants
Reduced freshwater input
Inlets and breaches
Section 3: Overview of shellfisheries
Hempstead and South Oyster Bays
Great South Bay
Moriches Bay
Shinnecock Bay
Section 4: Review of existing information
Nassau County:
Suffolk County
Comprehensive Reports
Brown Tide Reports
Associated Reports
Section 5: Town Shellfish Programs
Hempstead
Oyster Bay
Babylon
Islip
Brookhaven
Southampton
Section 6: Public Health
Public health and shellfish marketability
Public health authority
Section 7: Management Techniques and Restoration Opportunities
Types of management tools and strategies
TABLES
Table 1:
Hard clam landings, 1990-1997
FIGURES
Figure 1:
SSER Commercially Viable Shellfish Beds (1990's Town Data)
Figure 2:
SSER Commercially Viable Shellfish Beds (1980's Town Data)
Figure 3: Great South Bay Shellfish Survey - Total Clams '95-'96
Figure 4: Town of Babylon: Seed Clam Abundance 1986 vs. 1995
Appendix A:
Common shellfish species of the SSER
Appendix B:
Town shellfish regulations summary