"The large scale of this algal bloom and the high levels of toxin in tested shellfish mean the risk of shellfish poisoning from eating shellfish collected from the wild is very real".
Consumers in the Mid-Atlantic States like Maryland and Virginia have special reason to be concerned, as warming sea waters may mean that shellfish from those waters also carry Vibrio vulnificus.
The bay badly needs flushing, and the breach is doing that, with clean, oxygen-rich water, which means more fish, shellfish and eelgrass.
"Then, when it's all over, you look back and say, 'Wow, I just re-created a language.' " Among other things, his work has helped to dispel one of the area's most widely held beliefs: that "Chesapeake" means something like "Great Shellfish Bay". It doesn't, Rudes said.
That means fishers who use store-bought shellfish as bait and consumers who toss uneaten shellfish in the water may be spreading invasive species, say the researchers, who argue that the live seafood trade needs tighter regulations to protect against this ecological threat.
This also means that a set of MMS prepared in a particular shellfish extract can be used without problems for other shellfish matrices.
Tender vessel means a vessel that is used to transport unprocessed fish or shellfish received from another vessel to an associated processor.
"Just because you don't find naturally occurring shellfish in an area doesn't mean you can't farm shellfish there," he said.
Lin's wife, Sonporn, whose name means "wishes come true," left their home on the morning of December 26 , 2004to gather shellfish at the place of the Stones of the Golden Women and never returned.
Commercial Operator's Annual Report (COAR) means the annual report of information on exvessel and first wholesale values for fish and shellfish required under Title 5 of the Alaska Administrative Code, chapter 39.130 (see § 679.5 (p)).
