title: A role for shellfish aquaculture in coastal nitrogen management.
abstract: Excess nutrients in the coastal environment have been linked to a host of environmental problems, and nitrogen reduction efforts have been a top priority of resource managers for decades. The use of shellfish for coastal nitrogen remediation has been proposed, but formal incorporation into nitrogen management programs is lagging. Including shellfish aquaculture in existing nitrogen management programs makes sense from environmental, economic, and social perspectives, but challenges must be overcome for large-scale implementation to be possible.
authors: NOAA Fisheries, Northeast Fisheries Science Center, Milford Laboratory, 212 Rogers Avenue, Milford, Connecticut 06460, United States.
authors: Julie M
authors: JM
authors: Rose
authors: Suzanne B
authors: SB
authors: Bricker
authors: Mark A
authors: MA
authors: Tedesco
authors: Gary H
authors: GH
authors: Wikfors
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017756:Aquaculture / Q000379:methods*; D018533:Biomass; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000379:methods*; D058440:Denitrification; D017753:Ecosystem; D063366:Estuaries; D005068:Eutrophication; D033161:Government Regulation; D006801:Humans; D009584:Nitrogen / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism; D010125:Ostreidae / Q000254:growth & development*; D010839:Phytoplankton / Q000254:growth & development; D012758:Shellfish; D014481:United States; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D009584:Nitrogen