Invertebrate Management Project: Bivalve Work Products

Much of the research that the Invertebrate Management Team completes to aid in the management of important commercial and recreational marine invertebrate fisheries is documented in the form of technical reports, data summaries, and scientific publications including the Fish and Game Quarterly. Invertebrate Management Team staff also engage and educate the public through Outdoor California articles, flyers, educational brochures and other venues. The following links provide access to many of CDFW's bivalve work products and publications that fall within the realm of fishery- dependent and fishery- independent research, and also educational outreach.

• California's Living Marine Resources - A Status Report
  Details the history, biology, and fishery for the following species:
  • Culture of Clams (2008)
  • Culture of Mussels (2008)
  • Culture of Oysters (2008)
  • Gaper Clams (2001)
  • Geoduck Clam (2001)
  • Littleneck Clams (2001)
  • Pacific Razor Clam (2001)
  • Pismo Clam (2001)
  • Pismo Clam (2006)
  • Rock Scallop (2001)
  • Washington Clams (2001)
• California's Living Marine Resources - A Status Report: Bay and Estuarine Invertebrate Resources Overview (2001)
  Details California's coastal clam resources and the threats they face
• Pismo Clam Surveys Data Summary (2008-2009)
  Summarizes data collected in CDFW Pismo clam surveys during 2008 and 2009
• Magazine and Newsletter Articles
  • Abalone and Red Sea Urchins Die During Red Tide in Northern California
    Marine Management News, October 2011
  • DFG Begins Pismo Clam Sampling in Central and Southern California
    Marine Management News, January 2009