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Mangroves and oyster reefs in the Ten Thousand Islands, Florida.
Mangroves and oyster reefs
Beach vendors at Los Ayala sell seafood such as these raw cockles and oysters. Topped with hot sauce and lime juice, they are a tourist favorite.
Shellfish for sale
Conceptual diagram illustrating several of the more notable species provided habitat by mangrove forests.
Mangrove forest wildlife
Hauling up a lick of oysters from 7 foot knoll.
Dredging for Oysters
Oyster dredge aboard the R/V Aquarius
Oyster dredge
Oysters (Crassostea virginica)
Oysters (Crassostrea virginica)
Skillet fish are commonly found among oyster shells and reefs. This was found during water quality monitoring fieldwork in Maryland's Coastal Bays
Skilletfish found among oyster shells in…
buoys marking oyster biological indicators at Monie Creek, a tributary of Monie Bay, National Estuarine Research Reserve
Buoys in Monie Creek
Laboratory drying oven. Oyster tissue samples are on the bottom shelf and dried at 60 degrees Celcius overnight or until thoroughly dry. Dessicant is on the middle shelf to remove any moisture.
Drying oven
Oysters deployed as biological indicators of nitrogen source were dried and then ground for stable nitrogen isotope analysis. Muscle tissue is on the left, gills are in the middle, and mantle tissues are on the right.
Ground oyster tissue
For stable isotope analysis, small subsamples of homogenously ground oyster tissues in the scintillation vial are placed in the tin capsule, held by the forceps.
Ground oyster tissue and tin capsule
Oyster shells are cleaned and dried in preparation for larval settling as part of the Oyster Restoration Project and the Horn Point Laboratory oyster hatchery.
Oyster shells for restoration
Oyster shells are cleaned and dried in preparation for setting oyster larvae for restoration, as part of the Oyster Restoration Project in conjunction with the Horn Point Laboratory oyster hatchery.
Oyster shells for restoration
Oyster biological indicators are deployed in mesh cages that will be suspended 0.5 meters above the bottom by the white buoys and anchored by the bricks.
Cages for deploying oyster biological indicators
Eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) settle on other oyster shells, forming reef structures. These reefs attract other organisms as well, including mussels.
Eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica)
Oysters growing on rocks at Virginia Beach.
Oysters growing on rocks
Assembled gear to deploy oyster biological indicators. Cages will hold the oysters and will be suspended 0.5 meters above the bottom by the buoys and anchored by the bricks.
Cages for deploying oyster biological indicators
Both oysters and barnacles grow along this piling in South Carolina
Oysters and barnacles on a piling
Eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica)
Oysters (Crassostrea virginica)
Oysters in bags hang off the side of the Horn Point Laboratory dock on the Choptank River on the Chesapeake Bay
Sitting off the dock on the Bay
These oyster biological indicators were collected after deployment in a tributary of Monie Bay. One set had a greenish tinge, while the other did not, even though both sets were deployed at the same site.
Collected oysters
Oysters growing on rocks near marsh and shore.
Oysters growing along rocks
A Taylor float is used for Oyster Gardening for oyster restoration. The PVC tubing allows these oysters to grow near the surface of the water, above water that is potentially hypoxic (with little oxygen) or anoxic (no oxygen).
Taylor float for oyster gardening
Oyster Gardeners in various communities participate in Chesapeake Bay restoration efforts through the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) by growing oysters over nine months for transplantation to oyster restoration reefs throughout Chesapeake Bay.
Chesapeake Bay Foundation Oyster Gardening
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