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Aspects of the oyster season in Maryland: Involving labor conflicts detrimental to both seafood and cannery industries, with special reference to the latter

Truitt, R.V.. (1927) Aspects of the oyster season in Maryland: Involving labor conflicts detrimental to both seafood and cannery industries, with special reference to the latter. ,Solomons, MD. University of Maryland/Conservation Department of Maryland/Maryland Agricultural Experiment Station

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For fully three decades there has been an almost steady decline in Maryland's oyster production... are alarmed for its future. Reasons for decline, data supplied,importance of brood oysters and clutch replenishment. Problems of warm weather and bacterial activity as well as tongs grinding the bottom. Conflicts in canning of early season oysters and late season crops like tomatoes. (PDF contains 16 pages)

Item Type:Monograph or Serial issue
Title:Aspects of the oyster season in Maryland: Involving labor conflicts detrimental to both seafood and cannery industries, with special reference to the latter
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Truitt, R.V.
Date:1927
Publisher:University of Maryland/Conservation Department of Maryland/Maryland Agricultural Experiment Station
Place of Publication:Solomons, MD
Projects:CBL-Contribution series
Issuing Agency:University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science. Chesapeake Biological Laboratory
Additional Information:Contribution Series No. 1
Uncontrolled Keywords:Oyster; seafood; cannery; industry; clutch
Subjects:Aquaculture
Agriculture
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ID Code:2187
Deposited By:Kathleen Heil
Deposited On:29 May 2009 20:32
Last Modified:29 May 2009 20:32

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