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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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    Abstract

    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
    Policies
    Item ID: 2187
    Depositing User: Kathleen Heil
    Date Deposited: 30 May 2009 02:32
    Last Modified: 29 Sep 2011 21:38
    URI: http://aquaticcommons.org/id/eprint/2187

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