Bringing the "Oly" Oyster Back to Oregon's Coast - NERRS/NSC(NERRS Science Collaborative)

Description

Pint-sized with razor-sharp edges, Olympia oysters once flourished along Oregon’s rugged coast. Millions of them formed extensive beds that blanketed the tidal zones of places like Coos Bay and Yaquina bays, where they provided food and income for people and habitat for wildlife. In recent years, over-harvesting, development, sedimentation, pollution, dredging, and forest fires have all played a role in the dramatic decline of this native shellfish that, in many places, has become locally extinct. Bringing the “Oly” back is a priority for natural resource managers, scientists, shellfish farmers, and recreationists.

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Name Format Description Link
33 NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nos/ocm/dmp/pdf/57771.pdf
0 View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/57771
0 This site provides a project overview and links to all associated products, including data. http://www.nerrssciencecollaborative.org/project/Rumrill10
0 The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/find-data/idn/gcmd-keywords
0 This site provides a project overview and links to all associated products, including data. http://www.nerrssciencecollaborative.org/project/Rumrill10

Tags

  • nerrs
  • office of coastal management
  • national ocean service
  • ecosystems
  • biosphere
  • noaa
  • oyster
  • marine ecosystems
  • shellfish
  • doc/noaa/nos/ocm
  • u.s. department of commerce
  • earth science
  • estuary
  • habitat restoration
  • or
  • restoration
  • south slough

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