Information Products
Web Pages
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Oyster EIS web page
- NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office Non-Native Oyster pages
- Maryland Dept. of Natural Resources Oyster EIS web pages
Reports
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
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Carnegie, R. B., and N. Cochennec-Laureau. 2004. Microcell parasites of oysters: Recent insights and future trends. Aquatic Living Resources 17(4):519-528.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Zhou, M. F., and S. K. Allen. 2003. A review of published work on Crassostrea ariakensis. Journal of Shellfish Research 22(1):1-20.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Naylor, R. L., S. L. Williams, and D. R. Strong, 2001. Ecology: Aquaculture—a gateway for exotic species: Science 294: 1655-1656.
- Langdon, C. J., and A. M. Robinson. 1996. Aquaculture potential of the Suminoe oyster (Crassostrea ariakensis Fugita 1913): Aquaculture 144:321-338
- 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.
- Friedman, C. S., and F. O. Perkins. 1994. Range extension of Bonamia-Ostreae to Maine, USA. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 64(3):179-181.
Crest Articles
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- Collaborative project gets to the bottom of oyster questions
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- VIMS finds pathogen in non-native oyster
- ABC continues oyster work with Academy validation
- VIMS urges caution in commercial release of non-native oysters
- Many Questions, many perspectives on non-native oysters