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Funding Program:
Integrated Pest Management Competitive Grants Program |
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Project Title:
An Illustrated Field Guide to the Pests of Bivalve Aquaculture in Washington and Oregon |
Project Directors (PDs):
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Lead State: WA Lead Organization: Pacifich Shellfish Institute |
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Cooperating State(s):
Oregon, Washington |
| Undesignated Funding: $19,984 |
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Start Date: Jan-01-2011 End Date: Dec-31-2011 |
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Pests Involved: pests of bivalves |
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Site/Commodity: oysters, Manila clams, geoduck, mussels |
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Area of Emphasis: Outreach and/or Publications |
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Summary:
The proposed project meets the objectives of an item ranked as high priority in the Pest Management Strategic Plan for Bivalve Aquaculture in Washington and Oregon published in July 2010.
We propose to develop and disseminate an illustrated field guide to the pests of bivalve (oysters, manila clams, Geoduck clams, and mussels) aquaculture in Washington and Oregon. The guide will be organized taxonomically but cross-referenced to each pests primary habitat type and status as native, non-native, or invasive species. A separate page will describe these and other key characteristics of each pest and will feature a color plate of the organism. Two hundred fifty field durable hard bound copies printed on rite in the rain " paper and will be produced and disseminated to bivalve producers/members of the Pacific Coast Shellfish Growers Association, and other stakeholders such as federal and state agency personnel with purview over estuarine resources and recreational users of the estuary like beach combers and SCUBA divers. Additional soft electronic copies of the guide will be posted on Pacific Shellfish Institute and Pacific Coast Shellfish Growers Association websites for download. The impact of the guide on user knowledge will be evaluated via pre- and post-dissemination surveys. Objectives: 1) Develop a pictorial guide to the pests of bivalve aquaculture in Oregon and Washington. 2) Publish the guide in both hard (bound) and soft (electronic; pdf) formats. 3) Distribute the guide to commercial bivalve producers, educational groups studying estuarine ecology or other relevant curriculum, regulatory agencies or councils dealing with invasive species issues, and beachcombers. 4) Measure the guides primary impact to bivalve aquaculture by surveying growers abilities to identify pests prior to and again after the guides dissemination |
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