00000nam 2200000zi 4500 9.956965 CaOODSP 20260219131538 m o d f cr mn||||||||| 251031t19911991nscab ob f000 0 eng d CaOODSP eng rda CaOODSP eng eng fre n-cn-ns x8x8 Fs97-4/2090E-PDF Fs97-4/2090E Woo, P., author. Soft-shell clam (Mya arenaria) survey of Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia - 1984 / by P. Woo. Halifax, Nova Scotia : Biological Sciences Branch, Scotia-Fundy Region, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Bedford Institute of Oceanography, 1991. ©1991 1 online resource (iv, 35 pages) : illustrations, maps. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Canadian manuscript report of fisheries and aquatic sciences, 0706-6473 ; 2090 Digitized edition from print [produced by Department of Fisheries and Oceans]. Includes bibliographical references (pages 5-6). "An assessment of the soft-shell clam (Mya arenaria) stock in Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia, was carried out in 1984. At the time of the survey, one area of the Harbour was legally open for shellfish harvesting and another was legally closed due to fecal coliform contamination. On the various flats of the open area, the standing stock of recruits 44-49 mm ranged between 0.01-1.8 t, and those >50 mm ranged between 0.09-10.7 t, totalling 7.6 and 32.1 t, respectively, and 39.8 t combined. On the flats in the closed area, the standing stock of recruits 44-49 mm ranged between 0.03-12.1 t, and those >50 mm ranged between 0.3-26.3 t, totalling 12.6 and 29.4 t, respectively, and 42.1 t combined. Total standing stock >44 mm for combined open and closed areas was 81.9 t. Growth rate analysis indicated that soft-shell clams reach a 44 mm shell length in approximately 5.2 yr and a 50 mm shell length in approximately 6.0 yr. Isopleths of clam density are presented for each area and indicate spatial overlap in the distribution of clams within the different shell length categories"--Abstract, page iv. Includes abstracts in English and French. Mya arenaria Nova Scotia. Clam populations Nova Scotia. Invertebrate surveys Nova Scotia. Fish stock assessment Nova Scotia. Mya arenaria Nouvelle-Écosse. Myes Populations Nouvelle-Écosse. Invertébrés Inventaires Nouvelle-Écosse. Canada. Department of Fisheries and Oceans, issuing body. Bedford Institute of Oceanography, issuing body. Canadian manuscript report of fisheries and aquatic sciences ; 2090. (CaOODSP)9.505211 PDF 983 KB https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2025/mpo-dfo/fs97-4/Fs97-4-2090-eng.pdf