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PREDATORS ARE BREEDING IN BAY SCIENTISTS' REPORT CONFIRMS THE VEINED RAPA WHELK IS BREEDING ACROSS A WIDE AREA OF THE BAY AND THAT IT MAY POSE A SERIOUS THREAT TO NATIVE CLAM AND OYSTER STOCKS.(LOCAL)
The Virginian Pilot
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September 22, 1998|
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Byline: SCOTT HARPER, STAFF WRITER
GLOUCESTER POINT -- A type of predator sea snail accidentally dumped into the Chesapeake Bay is breeding, is more widespread than expected, and could pose real problems for shellfish stocks in the Bay, scientists reported Monday.
The veined rapa whelk, native to the Sea of Japan, has been found at 19 locations so far in the lower Bay, including the Elizabeth River and along Ocean View beaches in Norfolk, and has the potential to move up the James River toward some of the best seed oyster beds left in Virginia, the ...
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