Location: Piankatank River

History of location:Small tributary on the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay. Trap type estuary. History of high (intensity) and consistent natural spat settlement. Baylor and private ground productivity mostly maintained by regular addition of shell cultch.

Current status:Low population levels on Baylor Grounds subject to consistent disease (MSX and Dermo) mortality. Cultch condition on Baylor Grounds is relatively good. Three sentinel sites present. Regular collection of additional data. Data held by VIMS and VMRC. Private lease activity is low.

Recent restoration activity (reefs and other) to date: Four reefs constructed in 1993 and 1995. Regular shell cultch planting and seed movement (export). The risk to private oyster production is high because of disease.

Restoration potential:Limited because of consistent disease risk.

Related projects:

• CBOPE Program - VA Sentinel Sites
• CBOPE Program - VA Basins
• VIMS Molluscan Ecology Oyster Monitoring Program
• VIMS Molluscan Ecology Oyster Stock Assessment Program
• VIMS Molluscan Ecology Oyster Restoration Program
• VIMS Molluscan Ecology Oyster Reef Restoration Program
• VIMS Molluscan Ecology Oyster Research Programs
• VIMS Molluscan Ecology Oyster Reef Community Research
• VIMS Oyster Disease Monitoring Program
• VIMS Oyster Reef Communities in the Chesapeake Bay CD ROM
• VIMS VORTEX Program