B. Healthy and productive natural shellfish beds
1.Address disease and related water quality issues for all shellfish beds
2. Continuously monitor population health and establish and regulate takes in special management areas (unimproved waters and relaying)
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EXISTING PROGRAMS:
1. Outreach ·
BMP’s ·
Clean Marina Program ·
Oyster Reef
Restoration- CBF ·
Oyster Reef
Restoration- VMRC ·
Virginia Oyster
Heritage Program ·
Water quality
improvement fund 2. Regulation ·
Erosion and
Sedimentation programs - DCR ·
Marine Protected
Areas –VMRC ·
NPS programs – DCR ·
Sewage/septic tank
clean-up programs ·
TMDLs N/A 3. Monitoring ·
Alliance citizen
monitoring ·
Seawater sampling –
VDH ·
Shoreline survey -
VDH · DEQ water quality monitoring 4. Planning/coordination ·
Clam Management
Advisory Committee (VMRC) ·
Oyster Restoration
Plan ·
Shellfish Management
Advisory Committee (VMRC) 5. Research · VIMS disease research N/A |
MISSING ELEMENTS: 1. Outreach ·
2. Regulation ·
3. Authority ·
Develop state
authority to direct/manage impacts from riparian land uses 4.
Monitoring ·
Identify sources of
contaminants, fecal coliforms ·
5.
Planning/coordination ·
6. Research · Identify mechanisms for controlling wildlife fecal coliform · Identify link between land-use and water quality 7. Definition of management targets ·
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