Location: James River - Burwell's Bay

History of location:Major tributary of the southern Chesapeake Bay. History of regular significant spat settlement of high intensity and significant seed production until the mid 1980s.

Current status:Modest population levels on Baylor and private grounds subject to consistent disease (MSX and Dermo) mortality and occasional freshet mortality. Cultch condition on Baylor Grounds is variable within region from poor to good. Six sentinel sites present. Regular data collection from other sites. Data held by VIMS and VMRC.

Recent restoration activity (reefs and other) to date: One reef built in 1995. Occasional shell planting and seed movement (export).

Restoration potential:Liimited because of consistent disease risk, occasional freshets and slow growth of resident oysters. Seed oyster survival from this area is low limiting its use as a seed production area to support restoration and private industry in other sites.

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 Research
• VIMS Oyster Disease Monitoring Program