Evaluation of the Ecosystem Services of Shellfish Culture Operations in North Carolina - NERRS/NSC(NERRS Science Collaborative)

Description

This project will assess the ecosystem services of shellfish farming by measuring impacts of newly established farms in the North Carolina Research Reserve. Because there is an opportunity to assess conditions before farm installation, North Carolina estuaries provide an ideal place to measure these effects. Two years of intensive sampling in and adjacent to oyster farms, concentrating on wild shellfish resources and the physical and chemical environment, will aim to link small-scale changes with larger-scale ecosystem-level alterations. Coastal managers, state agencies, and shellfish farmers will provide input throughout the course of the project to ensure that the study parameters align with decision-making needs. The project will culminate with the production of visualization tools and models to allow resource managers, culturists, and reserve staff members to make better decisions when determining the locations and scales of shellfish farming operations.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
0 Online Resource http://www.nerrssciencecollaborative.org/project/Darrow16
0 View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/47687
0 Online Resource http://www.nerrssciencecollaborative.org/project/Darrow16
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
33 NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nos/ocm/dmp/pdf/47687.pdf

Tags

  • north carolina nerr
  • nerrs
  • human dimensions
  • office of coastal management
  • oysters
  • environmental governance/management
  • national ocean service
  • ecosystems
  • biosphere
  • aquaculture
  • oceans
  • nc
  • noaa
  • biological classification
  • marine ecosystems
  • shellfish
  • doc/noaa/nos/ocm
  • bivalves
  • aquatic sciences
  • coastal
  • u.s. department of commerce
  • earth science
  • mollusks
  • animals/invertebrates

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