MetaData for A Time to Harvest: Water Quality and Shellfish Management in Tillamook Bay, Oregon
A Time to Harvest: Water Quality and Shellfish Management in Tillamook Bay, Oregon
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Citation
- Originator: Tillamook Estuaries Partnership; OSU
- Publish Date: February 1997
- Online Link: http://www.earthdesign.com/wq/tbaywq.htm
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Contact Information
- Agency: Watershed Councils
- Name: Mark Trenholm
- Job Position: Director
- Telephone: (503) 322-2222
- E-Mail Address: mtren@co.tillamook.or.us
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Description
- Abstract: Tillamook Bay estuary is one of Oregon's primary shellfish harvest areas, covering approximately 1,000 acres or 10% of the bay. Shellfish concentrate water-borne pathogens in their flesh, so the industry is regulated on the basis of water quality levels. This study examines patterns in fecal coliform concentrations throughout Tillamook Bay from 1979 through 1993.
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- Purpose: The concentration of water-borne pathogens in shellfish tissue is a problem because the shellfish are eaten either raw or cooked which is not likely to destroy all pathogens (Dorsey-Kramer 1996; TBNEP 1994). Therefore, it is important to study spatial differences of fecal coliform bacteria since contaminated shellfish are a health risk to the community.
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- Time Period of Content: 1979 - 1993
- Geographic Extent: Tillamook Bay, Oregon.
- Status: Final
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