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2008 Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for Oyster Restoration in Chesapeake Bay Including the Use of a Native and/or Nonnative Oyster. Responsible Agency: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Norfolk District.
2007 Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for Evaluating Oyster Restoration Alternatives for the Chesapeake Bay, Including the Use of Native and Non-Native Oysters: Progress Report. Oyster EIS team.
2007 Non-native Oyster Research Program Summary of Products to Date. NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office.
2006 Initial market assessment of the cultured, non-native oyster C. ariakensis. Fisher, R. A., Virginia Institute of Marine Science, 2006-9, Gloucester Point, VA.
2006 Status of NOAA-Funded Research Supporting the EIS. NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office.
2005 Pilot-scale production economics of C. ariakensis oysters, Summary of Virginia Seafood Council industry grow-out trials (2003-2005). Virginia Sea Grant Fishery Resource Grant Program, Thomas J. Murray.
2004 Nonnative Oysters in the Chesapeake Bay. Committee on Nonnative Oysters in the Chesapeake Bay, National Research Council.
2002 Allen, S. K., Jr., and E. M. Burreson, Standing Policy for Virginia Institute of Marine Science Non-Native Oyster Research In Virginia, Gloucester Point, VA, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, 18 pp.
2002 Ragone Calvo, L. M., and E. M. Burreson, Status of the Major Oyster Diseases in Virginia 2001: A Summary of the Annual Monitoring Program, Gloucester Point, Virginia, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, The College of William and Mary, 21 pp.
2001 Carlton, J. T., Introduced Species in U.S Coastal Waters: Environmental impacts and management priorities, Pew Oceans Commission Report, Arlington, VA, Pew Charitable Trust, p. 36 pp.
2001 Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Position Statement on the Use of Non-native Oysters in Chesapeake Bay, Annapolis, MD, CBR, 3 pp.
2001 2001 Federal Agencies Committee, Recommendations on Suminoe Oyster (Crassostrea ariakensis) Aquaculture in Chesapeake Bay, Annapolis, MD, Chesapeake Bay Program, 3 pp.
2001 Hallerman, E., M. Leffler, S. Mills, and S. J. Allen, Aquaculture of Triploid Crassostrea ariakensis in Chesapeake Bay: A Symposium Report, Williamsburg, Virginia (The College of William and Mary), Maryland Sea Grant Extension (Publication number UM-SG-SGEP-2002-01), Virginia Sea Grant (Publication number VSG-02-03), 18 pp.
2001 University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Resolving the Benefits and Risks of Crassostrea ariakensis in Chesapeake Bay and Atlantic Coast Estuaries, Cambridge, MD, UMCES, 2 pp.
2001 Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Statement on the Use of Crassostrea ariakensis in Chesapeake Bay, Gloucester Point, Virginia, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, College of William and Mary, 1 pp.
2000 Calvo, G. W., M. W. Luckenbach, K. A. Standish, Jr., and E. M. Burreson, A Comparative Field Study of Crassostrea ariakensis and Crassostrea virginica in Relation to Salinity in Virginia, Gloucester Point, VA, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, College of William & Mary, 25 pp.
1999 Calvo, G. W., M. W. Luckenbach, and E. M. Burreson, A Comparative Field Study of Crassostrea gigas and Crassostrea virginica in Relation to Salinity in Virginia, Gloucester Point, VA, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, College of William & Mary, 40 pp.
1993 Ewart, J. W., and S. E. Ford, History and Impact of MSX and Dermo Diseases on Oyster Stocks In the Northeast Region, North Dartmouth, Massachusetts, Northeastern Regional Aquaculture Center, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, 8 pp.
1988 Turner, G.E. Codes of practice and manual of procedures for consideration of introductions and transfers of marine and freshwater organisms. EIFAC/CECPI Occasional paper No. 23 44 p.
VIMS Research Findings
  1. Audemard, C., and coauthors. 2008. Effects of salinity on Bonamia sp. survival in the Asian oyster Crassostrea ariakensis. Journal of Shellfish Research 27(3):535-540.
  2. Audemard, C., R. B. Carnegie, M. J. Bishop, C. H. Peterson, and E. M. Burreson. 2008. Interacting effects of temperature and salinity on Bonamia sp. parasitism in the Asian oyster Crassostrea ariakensis. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 98(3):344-350.
  3. Carnegie, R. B., and coauthors. 2008. Strong seasonality of Bonamia sp. infection and induced Crassostrea ariakensis mortality in Bogue and Masonboro Sounds, North Carolina, USA. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 98(3):335-343.
  4. Cordes, J.F., Xiao J. and K.S. Reece. 2008. Discrimination of oyster species (Crassostrea: Mollusca) based on restriction fragment-length polymorphism (RFLP) analysis of nuclear and mitochondrial DNA markers. Journal of Shellfish Research 27:1155-1161.
  5. Moss, J.A., Xiao, J., Dungan, C.F. and K.S. Reece. 2008. A novel Perkinsus sp. parasite of oysters in Southern China; Description of Perkinsus beihaiensis n. sp. Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology  55:117-130.
  6. Kingsley-Smith, P. R., and M. W. Luckenbach. 2008. Post-Settlement Survival and Growth of the Suminoe Oyster, Crassostrea ariakensis, Exposed to Simulated Emersion Regimes. Journal of Shellfish Research 27(3):609-618.
  7. Reece, K.S., Cordes, J.F., Stubbs, J.B., Francis, E., and K. Hudson. 2008. Molecular phylogenies help resolve taxonomic confusion with Asian Crassostrea oyster species. Marine Biology 153:709-721.
  8. Tamburri, M. N., M. W. Luckenbach, D. L. Breitburg, and S. M. Bonniwell. 2008. Settlement of Crassostrea ariakensis larvae: Effects of substrate, biofilms, sediment and adult chemical cues. Journal of Shellfish Research 27(3):601-608.
  9. White, D. M. 2008. A molecular phylogeny of the genus Bonamia based on sequence data of the ribosomal RNA (rRNA) gene complex. Master's Thesis. The College of William and Mary, Gloucester Pt. VA.
  10. Xiao, J., Cordes, J.F., Jones, K.C., Allen, S.K., Jr. and K.S. Reece. 2008. Characterization and inheritance of microsatellite loci in the Suminoe oyster Crassostrea ariakensis. Molecular Ecology Notes 8:843-845.
  11. Harding, JM. 2007. Comparison of growth rates between diploid DEBY eastern oysters (Crassostrea virginica, Gmelin 1791), triploid eastern oysters, and triploid Suminoe oysters (C. ariakensis, Fugita 1913). Journal of Shellfish Research 26(4):  961-972.
  12. Moss, J. A. 2007. Characterization of exotic pathogens associated with the suminoe oyster, Crassostrea ariakensis. Ph.D. Dissertation. The College of William and Mary, Gloucester Pt. VA.
  13. Moss, J.A., Burreson, E.M., Cordes, J.F., Dungan, C.F., Brown, G.D., Wang, A., Wu, X. and K.S. Reece. 2007. Pathogens in Crassostrea ariakensis and other Asian oyster species: implications for non-native oyster introduction to Chesapeake Bay. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 77: 207-223.
  14. Nunan, L. M., D. V. Lightner, C. R. Pantoja, N. A. Stokes, and K. S. Reece. 2007. Characterization of a rediscovered haplosporidian parasite from cultured Penaeus vannamei. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 74(1):67-75.
  15. Azevedo, C., and coauthors. 2006. Ultrastructural and molecular characterization of Haplosporidium montforti n. sp., parasite of the European abalone Haliotis tuberculata. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 92(1):23-32.
  16. Bishop, M. J., R. B. Carnegie, N. A. Stokes, C. H. Peterson, and E. M. Burreson. 2006. Complications of a non-native oyster introduction: facilitation of a local parasite. Marine Ecology-Progress Series 325:145-152.
  17. Burreson, E. M., and K. S. Reece. 2006. Spore ornamentation of Haplosporidium nelsoni and Haplosporidium costale (Haplosporidia), and incongruence of molecular phylogeny and spore ornamentation in the haplosporidia. Journal of Parasitology 92(6):1295-1301.
  18. Carnegie, R. B., and coauthors. 2006. Bonamia perspora n. sp (Haplosporidia), a parasite of the oyster Ostreola equestris, is the first Bonamia species known to produce spores. Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology 53(4):232-245.
  19. Harding, J. M., and R. Mann. 2006. Age and growth of wild Suminoe (Crassostrea ariakensis, Fugita 1913) and Pacific (C-gigas, Thunberg 1793) oysters from Laizhou Bay, China. Journal of Shellfish Research 25(1):73-82.
  20. Moss, J. A., E. M. Burreson, and K. S. Reece. 2006. Advanced Perkinsus marinus infections in Crassostrea ariakensis maintained under laboratory conditions. Journal of Shellfish Research 25(1):65-72.
  21. Allen, S. K., A. J. Erskine, E. J. Walker, and G. A. DeBrosse. 2005. Production of tetraploid suminoe oysters, Crassostrea ariakensis. Aquaculture 247(1-4):3-3.
  22. Brown, G. D., S. L. Kaattari, and K. S. Reece. 2005. Effect of homogenate from different oyster species on Perkinsus marinus proliferation and subtilisin gene transcription. Journal of Shellfish Research 24(4):1027-1033.
  23. Zhang, Q., Allen, S.K., Jr. and K.S. Reece. 2005. Genetic variation in wild and hatchery stocks of Suminoe oyster (Crassostrea ariakensis) assessed by PCR-RFLP and microsatellite markers. Marine Biotechnology 7(6):588-599.
  24. Zhang, Q., S. K. Allen, and K. S. Reece. 2005. Species identification and analysis of population genetic structure in the Suminoe oyster (Crassostrea ariakensis) using PCR-RFLP and microsatellite markers. Aquaculture 247(1-4):33-33.
  25. Burreson, E. M., and S. E. Ford. 2004. A review of recent information on the Haplosporidia, with special reference to Haplosporidium nelsoni (MSX disease). Aquatic Living Resources 17(4):499-517.
  26. Burreson, E. M., N. A. Stokes, R. B. Carnegie, and M. J. Bishop. 2004. Bonamia sp (Haplosporidia) found in nonnative oysters Crassostrea ariakensis in Bogue Sound, North Carolina. Journal of Aquatic Animal Health 16(1):1-9.
  27. Carnegie, R. B., and N. Cochennec-Laureau. 2004. Microcell parasites of oysters: Recent insights and future trends. Aquatic Living Resources 17(4):519-528.
  28. Earnhart, C. G., M. A. Vogelbein, G. D. Brown, K. S. Reece, and S. L. Kaattari. 2004. Supplementation of Perkinsus marinus cultures with host plasma or tissue homogenate enhances their infectivity. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 70(1):421-431.
  29. Reece, K. S., M. E. Siddall, N. A. Stokes, and E. M. Burreson. 2004. Molecular phylogeny of the Haplosporidia based on two independent gene sequences. Journal of Parasitology 90(5):1111-1122.
  30. Carnegie, R. B., B. J. Barber, and D. L. Distel. 2003. Detection of the oyster parasite Bonamia ostreae by fluorescent in situ hybridization. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 55(3):247-252.
  31. Cochennec-Laureau, N., K. S. Reece, F. C. J. Berthe, and P. M. Hine. 2003. Mikrocytos roughleyi taxonomic affiliation leads to the genus Bonamia (Haplosporidia). Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 54(3):209-217.
  32. Dew, J. R., J. Berkson, E. M. Hallerman, and S. K. Allen. 2003. A model for assessing the likelihood of self-sustaining populations resulting from commercial production of triploid Suminoe oysters (Crassostrea ariakensis) in Chesapeake Bay. Fishery Bulletin 101(4):758-768.
  33. MacIntyre, E. A., C. G. Earnhart, and S. L. Kaattari. 2003. Host oyster tissue extracts modulate in vitro protease expression and cellular differentiation in the protozoan parasite, Perkinsus marinus. Parasitology 126:293-302.
  34. Reece, K. S., and N. A. Stokes. 2003. Molecular analysis of a haplosporidian parasite from cultured New Zealand abalone Haliotis iris. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 53(1):61-66.
  35. Zhou, M. F., and S. K. Allen. 2003. A review of published work on Crassostrea ariakensis. Journal of Shellfish Research 22(1):1-20.
  36. Que, H., and S. K. Allen. 2002. Hybridization of tetraploid and diploid Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg) with diploid C. ariakensis (Fujita). Journal of Shellfish Research 21(1):137-143.
  37. Stokes, N. A., L. M. R. Calvo, K. S. Reece, and E. M. Burreson. 2002. Molecular diagnostics, field validation, and phylogenetic analysis of Quahog Parasite Unknown (QPX), a pathogen of the hard clam Mercenaria mercenaria. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 52(3):233-247.
  38. Calvo, G. W., M. W. Luckenbach, S. K. Allen, and E. M. Burreson. 2001. A comparative field study of Crassostrea ariakensis (Fujita 1913) and Crassostrea virginica (Gmelin 1791) in relation to salinity in Virginia. Journal of Shellfish Research 20(1):221-229.
  39. Naylor, R. L., S. L. Williams, and D. R. Strong, 2001. Ecology: Aquaculture—a gateway for exotic species: Science  294: 1655-1656.
  40. Langdon, C. J., and A. M. Robinson. 1996. Aquaculture potential of the Suminoe oyster (Crassostrea ariakensis Fugita 1913): Aquaculture 144:321-338
  41. Ximing, G., G. A. DeBrosse, and S. K. Allen, Jr. 1996. All-triploid Pacific oysters (Crassostrea gigas Thunberg) produced by mating tetraploids and diploids: Aquaculture 142:149-161.
  42. Friedman, C. S., and F. O. Perkins. 1994. Range extension of Bonamia-Ostreae to Maine, USA. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 64(3):179-181.
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