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Periodic Matrix Model to Evaluate Management Strategies for Bay Scallop (Argopectin iraddians) Populations
Citation:
CHINTALA, M. M. AND G. B. THURSBY. Periodic Matrix Model to Evaluate Management Strategies for Bay Scallop (Argopectin iraddians) Populations. Presented at National Shellfisheries Association 101th Annual Meeting, Savannah, GA, March 22 - 26, 2009.
Impact/Purpose:
This poster will detail the results of a periodic matrix population model created for bay scallops to assess effects of different mangement strategies and habitat types of scallop populations.
Description:
Within the last twenty years total harvests of bay scallops (Argopecten irradians) have dwindled in the southern New England Region, and one of the reasons often cited for this decline is drastic changes to their habitat, specifically eelgrass. To counteract these declines, bay scallop restoration efforts are underway and have met with limited success. We developed a model to examine the effects of current management efforts (direct seeding, spat bags and spawner sanctuaries) and habitat distributions on bay scallop populations.