Listen to PDE’s Science Director, Danielle Kreeger on WHYY! Danielle was part of an expert panel with David Bushek on a radio program called, “Delaware Bay Oysters, A Quiet Resurgence”, on Sept. 9th, 2013. (Picutre credit WHYY)
The Partnership for the Delaware Estuary collaborated with Rutgers University’s Haskin Shellfish Research Laboratory in 2011 to study strategies benefiting marine shellfish. Their shared goal was to identify the best ways to protect, enhance, and restore their populations, and to prioritize where experts should employ these tactics. Please [galink url=”https://delawareestuary.s3.amazonaws.com/PDE-Report-11-03-NFWF+Bivalve+Shellfish+Conservation+Priorities_FINAL+(1).pdf” title=”download the study” blank=”true” ecat=”Downloads” eaction=”PDF” elabel=”PDE-Report-11-03-NFWF%20Bivalve%20Shellfish%20Conservation%20Priorities_FINAL.pdf” evalue=”0″ /] now for further details.
This report was funded by The Nature Conservancy with a grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, as well as through the National Estuary Program administered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
For more information on the Delaware Bay Oyster Restoration Project, please read our [galink url=”https://s3.amazonaws.com/delawareestuary/pdf/OysterBrochure.pdf” title=”brochure” blank=”true” ecat=”Downloads” eaction=”PDF” elabel=”OysterBrochure.pdf” evalue=”0″ /] and [galink url=”https://s3.amazonaws.com/delawareestuary/pdf/Oyster%20Publications/2008_fact_sheet.pdf” title=”2008 update” blank=”true” ecat=”Downloads” eaction=”PDF” elabel=”Oyster%20Publications/2008_fact_sheet.pdf” evalue=”0″ /] (PDF files). You can also contact Dr. David Bushek of Rutgers University’s Haskin Shellfish Research Laboratory at (856) 785-0074, extension 4327. For more insight into the history of Delaware Bay oysters, please read PDE’s [galink url=”https://s3.amazonaws.com/delawareestuary/pdf/EstuaryNews/2005/ENSpring05.pdf” title=”spring 2005 issue” blank=”true” ecat=”Downloads” eaction=”PDF” elabel=”ENSpring05.pdf” evalue=”0″ /] of Estuary News, as well as our [galink url=”https://s3.amazonaws.com/delawareestuary/pdf/Oyster%20Publications/OysterFactSheet.pdf” title=”oyster fact sheet” blank=”true” ecat=”Downloads” eaction=”PDF” elabel=”OysterFactSheet.pdf” evalue=”0″ /] (PDF files).