A Community Based Approach to Delaware. Inland Bays Shellfish Restoration and. Water Quality Monitoring
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1 A Community Based Approach to Delaware A Community Based Approach to Delaware Inland Bays Shellfish Restoration and Water Quality Monitoring Inland Bays Shellfish Restoration and A Community Based Approach to Delaware Inland Bays Shellfish Restoration and Water Quality Monitoring Water Quality Monitoring John W. Ewart, Joe Farrell and Ed Whereat Delaware Sea Grant Marine Advisory Program College of Marine Studies, University of Delaware Jim Alderman and EJ Chalabala Delaware Center for the Inland Bays Do not disseminate without author authorization 8 th International Conference on Shellfish Restoration Brest, Brittany, France October 2-5, 2005
2 Community Based Restoration and Water Quality Monitoring Delaware s Inland Bays Watershed Delaware Center for the Inland Bays Community Partnerships Citizen s Monitoring Committee Shellfish Restoration and Oyster Gardening Public Education and Training L. Assawoman Bay Restoration Strategy Do not disseminate without author authorization
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4 financial support technical support Partnerships education/training local & county governments Do not disseminate without author authorization Inland Bays volunteers (oyster gardening & water quality) Community businesses - materials, supplies, equipment and in-kind services
5 Do not disseminate without author authorization 35 Inland Bay water quality stations
6 Do not disseminate without author authorization Established volunteers Nutrients, chlorophyll Dissolved oxygen Harmful Algal Blooms (HAB) Service lab for state of DE Estuary wide network for environmental events
7 Established volunteers Nutrients, chlorophyll Dissolved oxygen Harmful Algal Blooms (HAB) Service lab for state of DE Estuary wide network for environmental events Do not disseminate without author authorization
8 Year Inland Bays Shellfish Applied Research & Demonstration Seasonal growth & survival Shellfish pathogen monitoring Establish & monitor a pilot scale reef L. Assawoman Bay Stock Assessment Shellfish pathogen monitoring Oyster gardening program 2005 L. Assawoman Bay restoration Do not disseminate without author authorization
9 Year Inland Bays Shellfish Applied Research & Demonstration Seasonal growth & survival Shellfish pathogen monitoring Establish & monitor a pilot scale reef L. Assawoman Bay Stock Assessment Shellfish pathogen monitoring Oyster gardening program 2005 L. Assawoman Bay restoration Do not disseminate without author authorization
10 Do not disseminate without author authorization Hard clam (Mercenaria mercenaria) American Oyster (Crassostrea virginica)
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14 Autumn/Summer years Autumn Spring Do not disseminate without author authorization
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16 Oyster grow out demonstration Oyster reef Hard clam plots Do not disseminate without author authorization
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19 James Farm Reef 2 November 2004 Do not disseminate without author authorization
20 2005 Oyster Gardening Sites locations Rehoboth - 15 Indian River - 5 Do not disseminate without author authorization L. Assawoman - 9
21 ta ut ho ra ut ho riz at io n 2005 Oyster Gardening Sites se m in at e w ith ou Rehoboth - 15 Indian River - 5 td is L. Assawoman - 9 no o D locations
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26 Little Assawoman Bay Shellfish Restoration Strategy Do not disseminate without author authorization
27 D o no td is se m in at e w ith ou ta ut ho ra ut ho riz at io n Little Assawoman Bay Shellfish Restoration Strategy Little Assawoman Bay Hard Clam Seasonal Growth /03 11/04 8/05
28 Little Assawoman Bay Shellfish Restoration Strategy Do not disseminate without author authorization Establish adult spawning populations of oysters and clams to retain larvae and encourage natural recruitment Oyster Gardening w/ Taylor Floats Hard clam plantings & oyster reefs using off-bottom trays
29 Conclusions Inland Bays where the sum exceeds the individual parts Community Participation Volunteers 25 water quality stations 48 oyster sites Responsive network to environmental events, pathogen monitoring Local Business Equipment, materials, supplies and in-kind services Do not disseminate without author authorization County and Municipal Government Sussex County, Fenwick Island, South Bethany
30 Community Participation Conclusions Public Education, Training & Outreach Public seminars, community events, annual open houses Water quality and oyster gardening workshops Citizen Monitor and Oyster gardening Web pages CIB newsletter, local radio and print media CIB James Farm field ecology programs DTCC Upward Bound program for at risk youth Field research experience for volunteers, interns and students Do not disseminate without author authorization Partnerships with community involvement & support are essential factors
31 Little Assawoman Bay Ken Arni Vicki & Wayne Carmean Troy & Cynthia Hardin Buzz & Betsy Henefin Lloyd Hughes Martha Keller Natalie & Steve Madeburger David & Suzanne Tucker Anna & Charles Welsh Indian River Bay Peter DeMarie Nancy & Graham Purchase Bruce Maurer Gary King Dave Wolzansky Rehoboth Bay Louis Allman Steven & Dodee Black John Cristea Jeff & Deborah Dershem Gil Ekdahl Al Goldfarb Blair & Missy Jones Michael Kenjorski & Jane Nigg Dave & Sandy Munchel Bob & Winnie Oggenfuss Ted Parker Glenn & Molly Ruoff Dom & Sue Scaglione Justin Sikora William Timmons Nancy & Jerry Weinberg 2005 Delaware Center for the Inland Bays Oyster Gardeners Do not disseminate without author authorization
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