Casco Bay Estuary Project (CBEP) - Expanding and Sustaining the Shellfisheries of Casco Bay

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EXPANDING AND SUSTAINING THE SHELLFISHERIES OF CASCO BAY

Expanding and Sustaining the Shellfisheries of Casco Bay Phases II and III (September 2003)

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REPORT
(5,781 KB) CONTENTS
Introduction
Remediation
Introduction
Process
Results
Non-Point Source Pollution Assessment
Management
Clam Seeding Experiment
Resource Evaluation Method Study
Regional Management
Future Directions
1.0 Introduction
1.1 SHELLFISH MANAGEMENT
1.2 CLAM HARVESTING IN CASCO BAY
1.3 REPORT OVERVIEW
2.0 OBD Removal Program
2.1 INTRODUCTION
2.2 PROJECT INITIATION
2.3 SYSTEM DESIGN
2.4 BID PROCESS AND CONSTRUCTION
2.5 SUMMARY
2.6 STATUS UPDATE ON HIGH PRIORITY FLATS
3.0 Non-Point Source Pollution investigation
3.1 INTRODUCTION
3.2 STUDY SITES
3.3 METHODS
3.3.1 Sampling Station Locations
3.4 SAMPLING
3.5 DATA QUALITY
3.5.1. In-field Data Collection
3.5.2 Water Sample Collection and Processing
3.5.3 Hold Time
3.6 DATA AND RESULTS
3.7 STUDY SITE-SPECIFIC RESULTS AND ANALYSIS
3.7.1 Sebasco Harbor/Round Cove
3.7.2 Sabino
3.7.3 Fosters Point
3.7.4 Ash Point Cove
3.7.5 Buttermilk Cove
3.7.6 Middle Bay Cove
3.7.7 Maquoit Bay
3.7.8 Bunganuc Stream
3.7.9 Pettingill Cove
3.7.10 Mussel Cove, Falmouth
3.8 DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS
4.0 Sustainability
4.1 INTRODUCTION
4.1.2 Casco Bay Municipalities
4.1.3 Other Communities
4.1.4 Regional Management Schemes
4.2 RESOURCE ASSESSMENT EVALUATION
4.2.1 Introduction
4.2.2 Standard Resource Survey Methodology
4.2.3 Study Purpose, Approach and Field Methods
4.2.4 Analytical Methods
4.2.4 Results
4.2.5 Discussion
4.2.6 Conclusions and Recommendations
4.3 SEEDING STUDY
4.3.1 Purpose
4.3.2 Study Sites
4.3.3 Experimental Design
4.3.4 Seeding
4.3.5 Sampling
4.3.6 Results
4.3.7 Discussion
4.3.8 Conclusions and Recommendations
5.0 Lessons Learned/Next Steps
5.1 REMEDIATION
5.2 ASSESSMENT
5.2.1 Shellfish safety
5.3 SUSTAINABILITY
5.3.1 Collaboration
6.0 References Cited

APPENDICES

APPENDIX A: Clam Flat Restoration and Sustainable Development Committee Members and Others Who Have Collaborated on This Project
APPENDIX B, C & D APPENDIX B: Non-Point Source Pollution Investigation: Sampling Station Latitude and Longitude Coordinates APPENDIX C: Non-Point Source Pollution Investigation: Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP) APPENDIX D: Maine Department of Marine Resources A-1 Multiple Tube Test Results for DMR Monitoring Stations Adjacent to Non-Point Pollution Study Sites for the Period 1999-2001
APPENDIX E through I APPENDIX E: Standing Crop of Soft-Shell Clams APPENDIX F: Comparisons of Simulated Survey Results APPENDIX G: Full Flat Survey APPENDIX H: Moderate Density Simulation Results APPENDIX I: High-Density Simulation Results
APPENDIX J: Tabulated Results of Purely Random Survey Simulation

Casco Bay Estuary Project, University of Southern Maine, PO Box 9300,
49 Exeter St., Portland, Maine 04104-9300