Aquaculture
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Bird Damage Unit Records --
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: NWRC 0010
Abstract
The Bird Damage Unit Records (NWRC 0010) document the activities of NWRC researchers from the early 1900s through the early 2000s as they worked to protect agricultural interests from bird depredations and disease, both domestically and abroad. The NWRC bird unit has worked with a diverse group of cooperators including airports, universities, farmers, feedlot operators, the U.S. military, and other associated researchers to effectively reduce bird damage to a variety of resources.
Dates:
1914 - 2008
Mike Avery Digital Files---
Collection
Identifier: NWRC 0047
Abstract
The Mike Avery Digital Files Collection (NWRC 0047) consists of 13 series of digital files from the Gainesville, FL, Field Station dated 1998 to 2018. Topics covered in this collection include bird damage to aquaculture, grain, and fruit crops; testing of repellents, chemical deterrents, and avian contraception methods; vulture management and roost dispersal; research on monk parakeets and invasive species such as feral swine, Burmese pythons, Nile monitors, and Argentine tegus. This...
Dates:
1998 - 2018
Mississippi Field Station Records --
Collection
Identifier: NWRC 0036
Scope and Contents
Series I includes six boxes of records related to the management of bird damage to agriculture and aquaculture in the Southeast. The majority of records in this collection were created during the 1970s, 1980s, and early 1990s. Topics include control of damage caused by cormorants, egrets, and herons at fish farms and control of damage to agriculture and feedlots by blackbirds, starlings, and grackles. Records related to methods such as scare devices, surfactants, roost sprays, roost...
Dates:
1962 - 2008; Majority of material found within 1970 - 2000
WS Idaho State Office Records --
Collection
Identifier: NWRC 0031
Scope and Contents
This collection includes five series and consists of eleven boxes of materials, including documents, slides, photographs, and artifacts that document the history of bird, predator, and rodent control in the state of Idaho from 1915 to 1990. Materials from several federal agencies and programs such as the BBS, WPA, CCC, USFWS, ADC, USDA, USDI, and Wildlife Services are included.
Series I of this collection includes 75 years (1915-1990) of annual reports highlighting predator and...
Dates:
1915 - 1991; Majority of material found within 1930 - 1980