by Jenika Downs | Jul 2, 2018 | Oyster Cage Maintenance Letters, Oyster Growing Information
To all of our growers: I would like to personally thank each and every one of you for your participation in The Chesapeake Bay Oyster Reef Recovery Initiative. When we started our program seven years ago, our goal was to double our number of growers each year. In our...
by Jenika Downs | May 22, 2018 | Oyster Cage Maintenance Letters, Oyster Growing Information
Only ONE more week until the Oyster Pick-up! There was a good deal of fouling growth on my cages this past week. Here is what I did: Actively dunk each cage up and down in the water to remove accumulated silt and sediment. Leave the cages on the dock for about 90...
by Jenika Downs | May 14, 2018 | Oyster Cage Maintenance Letters, Oyster Growing Information
Only THREE weeks until the Oyster Pick-up! There was a good deal of fouling growth on my cages this past week. Here is what I did: Actively dunk each cage up and down in the water to remove accumulated silt and sediment. Leave the cages on the dock for about 90...
by Jenika Downs | May 14, 2018 | Oyster Cage Maintenance Letters, Oyster Growing Information
Only four weeks until the Oyster Pick-up! There was a good deal of fouling growth on my cages this past week. Here is what I did: Actively dunk each cage up and down in the water to remove accumulated silt and sediment. Leave the cages on the dock for about 90 minutes...
by Jenika Downs | Apr 24, 2017 | Oyster Cage Maintenance Letters, Oyster Growing Information
When I checked my cages on Sunday, I was pleased to see that while my oysters had grown a bit over the past two weeks, there was only modest growth of fouling organisms on my cages. As the water continues to warm, the degree of fouling growth will accelerate rapidly,...
