Environmental Indicators and Shellfish Safety

by Cameron R. Hackney, Merle D Pierson, Merle D. Pierson

The abundant shellfish populations of the rich brackish waters of the coastal areas have been an important source of food from prehistoric times. Productive shellfish-harvesting waters have been decreasing at an alarming rate in recent times. Currently, of the fifteen million acres of national estuarine waters available for shellfish harvesting, only 64% are classified as approved and the amount of acreage available is decreasing annUally. The remaining...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1461358434
• ISBN13: 9781461358435
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 523 Pages
• Weight: 1.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"