by Jenika Downs | Oct 9, 2017 | Oyster News, Oyster Reef Recovery Initiative Events
Oyster Deliveries this year were the largest we have ever performed. Last year we had 322 oyster growers and this year we grew to include 386 growers. Those growers signed up to raise 1,022 cages of oyster spat. Our Program Coordinator, Kelsey Spiker, stepped...
by Jenika Downs | May 3, 2017 | Oyster Cage Maintenance Letters, Oyster News, Oyster Reef Recovery Initiative Events
Oh what a difference a week makes! When I did my cage maintenance on Sunday, I was amazed at how much fouling had occurred since last week. In just a week, the rate of fouling had nearly doubled! Here’s what I did and recommend that you do this week: Actively dunk...
by Jenika Downs | Nov 28, 2016 | Oyster Cage Maintenance Letters, Oyster Cages, Oyster Growing Information, Oyster News
On Sunday when I checked my oysters, there was some growth on my cages since last week, but the rate of “fouling” growth is slowing down as the water temperature drops. There was, however, quite an accumulation of silt and sediment on the oysters since last week....
by The Oyster Reef Recovery Initiative | Jun 4, 2015 | Oyster Events, Oyster News, Oyster Reef Recovery Initiative Events
Oyster Pickups this year were the largest we have ever had! Last year we had 84 growers with 326 cages. This year we had 162 growers who maintained 565 cages! On Thursday, May 28th volunteers assembled at the office of Eglseder Wealth Management Group, Inc. to have...
by The Oyster Reef Recovery Initiative | Aug 18, 2014 | Oyster Events, Oyster News, Oyster Reef Recovery Initiative Events
The New Grower Orientation Breakfast proved most informative for all who attended. It was a lovely morning at The Tidewater Inn and we were joined by 33 of our new growers who have signed up for the 2014-2015 growing season. Scott, our founder, shared a lot of...
