McHUGH: MARINE FISHERIES OF DELAWARE 



The remaining species are shellfishes, mainly 

 surf clam, blue crab, American oyster, and hard 

 clam. The future of the surf clam resource will 

 depend upon how successful the Mid-Atlantic 

 Council can be in developing adequate enforce- 

 ment measures, and on the ability of the states to 

 develop parallel management plans. Blue crab 

 will probably continue to be highly variable in 

 production, but should be able to support a fairly 

 prosperous fishery at times. Oysters might be able 

 to come back from their present reduced level if 

 adequate attention is paid to modern methods of 

 culture. Hard clam probably can support a modest 

 fishery if the environment of the coastal bays can 

 be preserved and enhanced. 



As a whole, it appears that the commercial 

 fisheries of Delaware will remain small, and that 

 they will be largely shellfisheries. Recreational 

 fishing probably will continue to take increasing 

 numbers of the total catch of finfishes. Whether 

 the recreational fisheries can be managed 

 to maintain the yield will depend upon how the 

 states can cope with this problem. 



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