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Illustration of a seaweed farm
Seaweed farm 2
Eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica)
Oysters (Crassostrea virginica)
Near the confluence of the Shenandoah and Potomac Rivers at Harper's Ferry, West Virginia
Harper's Ferry
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
The eastern oyster, Crassostrea virginica, has been removed from its shell. The forceps point to the adductor muscle, which closes the shell.
Oyster
The eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) builds reefs as oyster larvae set onto other oyster shells, as seen in this small clump of at least four oysters.
The eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica)
ACE Basin National Estuarine Research Reserve, South Carolina
Alligator
A sediment core has been collected and is being prepared for storage and analysis by carefully filling the core with water from the sample site to minimize disturbance.
Sediment core preparation
Vista from the Garden of Eden
Have a Nice Bay - logo for the Maryland Coastal Bays Program
Have A Nice Bay!
Wrought iron balconies can regularly be found througout New Orleans and is part of the architechtural experience.
Iron balconies
Lafayette Cemetary, a famous above ground burial place in the Garden District of New Orleans.
Lafayette Cemetary, Garden District
A golf course is adjacent to hardened shoreline in Ocean Pines, Maryland. An Oyster Gardener grows oysters in a Taylor float nearby (foreground).
Golf course at Ocean Pines
Near the confluence of the Shenandoah and Potomac Rivers at Harper's Ferry, West Virginia
Harper's Ferry
This disused lock system for the canal is found near the confluence of the Shenandoah and Potomac Rivers at Harper's Ferry, West Virginia
Lock system for canal at Harper's Ferry
These palms overlook a magnificent viewpoint from the Garden of Eden, in Maui, Hawaii
Palms with a view
Lafayette Cemetary, a famous aboveground burial place in the Garden District of New Orleans.
Lafayette Cemetary, Garden District
Lafayette Cemetary, a famous aboveground burial place in the Garden District of New Orleans.
Lafayette Cemetary, Garden District
ACE Basin National Estuarine Research Reserve, South Carolina
Alligator
Illustration of volatile organic compounds
Volatile organic compounds
The eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) sets on other oyster shells, creating reef structures. These reef structures attract other organisms as well, including mussels.
Eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica)
The eastern oyster Crassostrea virginica has been taken out of its shell. The forceps are pointing to the mantle.
Oyster out of its shell
Oysters and macroalgae cover the rocks along the Battery in downtown Charleston, South Carolina
Oysters and algae on rocks
These crane statues overlook a magnificent vista in the Garden of Eden, in Maui, Hawaii
Crane statues with a vista
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