Major anthropogenic physical disturbances
North Jetty Grays Harbor reconstructed.
Columbia River: Grand Coulee dam (168 meters high) completed.
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APR
1942
APR
1942
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“Oyster growers have tried various means of defense against these persistent burrowers. But there seems to be as yet no really adequate and at the same time practical method of coping with the marine ‘crayfish.’”
Belle Stevens, “Ecological observations on Callianassidae of Puget Sound.” Ecology 10: 399-404
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23
APR
1928
APR
1928
BURROWING SHRIMP
Burrowing shrimp are described as a problem for oyster growers; it was hypothesized that the removal of ‘cultch’ substrate during early oyster harvest exposed mud that was subsequently colonized by burrowing shrimp. ‘Boarding’ was used to prevent burrowing shrimp on native oyster Ostrea lurida ground.
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23
APR
1928
APR
1928