Regulation and management of water quality to preserve shellfish harvesting and human health in Tomales Bay, California
Olin PG and Langlois G. Regulation and management of water quality to preserve shellfish harvesting and human health in Tomales Bay, California. Pages 324-325. In Annual Meeting of the National Shellfisheries Association. Halifax, NS, Canada. April 18-22, 1999. Proceedings of the National Shellfisheries Association
Shellfish growers in Tomales Bay, California experience significant economic losses annually as a result of rainfall triggered harvest closures. As a result, in 1993 the California State Legislature passed the Shellfish Protection Act to protect water...
- Type
- Conference Proceeding Paper
- Authors
- Olin, P; Langlois, G
- Units
- PORE
- Keywords
- Biological pollutants, brackish, California , Crassostrea virginica, Eastern oyster Freshwater, Food poisoning, INE, Marine Agricultural pollution, microbial contamination, Pollution Control, Public Health, USA, Water pollution treatment, water quality control