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This conceptual diagram illustrates the connection between the water column and the benthos. Specifically, it illustrates the connection between phytoplankton and benthic filter-feeders.
Benthic-pelagic coupling
Commercial oyster harvest in the Eastern Bay, Chesapeake Bay.
Commercial oyster harvest
Group of commercial oyster harvest boats collecting in the Eastern Bay, Chesapeake Bay.
Commercial oyster harvesting
Commercial oyster harvesting boats in the Eastern Bay, Chesapeake Bay.
Commercial seafood harvesting on Eastern Bay
Commercial oyster harvests in Eastern Bay, Chesapeake Bay. Oysters are collected by a diver working on the reef below.
Divers and commercial oyster harvesting
Commercial oyster harvest in the Eastern Bay, Chesapeake Bay.
Harvesting oysters in Eastern Bay
Commercial oyster harvests in Eastern Bay, Chesapeake Bay. Oysters are collected by a diver working on the reef below.
Harvesting oysters using divers
These oysters will be tested for nutrient composition after being left in the coastal bays for 2 months.The two on the right and alive and the one of the left has died.
Oyster Mortality
Illustration of oyster 2D reef
Oyster 2D reef
Illustration of oyster 3D reef
Oyster 3D reef
Illustration of oyster buried shell
Oyster buried shell
Illustration of oyster dead shell
Oyster dead shell
Illustration of oyster shell bag
Oyster shell bag
Illustration of oyster spat on shell
Oyster spat on shell
Back River oyster restoration project at Langley Air Force Base in Hampton, VA.
Oyster Restoration project
Virginia Marine Resources Commission and Langley Air Force Personnel oversee construction of an oyster reef in the Back River in Hampton, VA.
Oyster Reef Construction
Chesapeake Bay Foundation surveys the Donor Oyster Reef at Lafayette River Annex in Norfolk, VA.
CBF Surveys Oyster Reef
Army Corps of Engineers constructs a new oyster reef in the Chesapeake Bay.
Construction of new oyster reef
Illustration of oyster racks
Oyster racks
Illustration of anchor damage management
Anchor damage management
Illustration of oyster restoration
Oyster restoration
Illustration of Urosalpinx cinerea (Oyster Drill)
Urosalpinx cinerea (Oyster Drill)
Illustration of Opsanus tau (Oyster Toadfish)
Opsanus tau (Oyster Toadfish)
Illustration of Haematopus longirostris (Pied Oystercatcher)
Haematopus longirostris (Pied Oystercatcher)
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