The Decline of Private Sector Oyster Culture in Virginia: Causes and Remedial Policies

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Date

June 1, 1989

Authors

Leonard Shabman and Darrell Bosch

Publication

Journal Article

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1 minute

Authors

Leonard A. Shabman

Senior Fellow

Len Shabman is a Senior Fellow at RFF. His current work balances time spent in research with advisory activities in order to have a direct bearing on the design and execution of water and related resources policy.

Darrell Bosch

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