by Jenika Downs | May 14, 2018 | Oyster Announcements, Oyster Cage Maintenance Letters, Oyster Cages, Oyster Growing Information
Only TWO 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 | 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 | Oct 14, 2013 | Oyster Cages, Oyster News, Oyster Reef Recovery Initiative Events
Last year the oyster spat on shell and cages arrived in a box truck. This year the cargo was carried on a tractor trailer! If that doesn’t convey the magnitude of our program’s growth, then how about going from 33 growers last year to 84 growers this year....
by The Oyster Reef Recovery Initiative | Jun 12, 2013 | Oyster Cages, Oyster Events, Oyster Reef Recovery Initiative Events
Well another year of Oyster pick-ups are in the books for the Oyster Reef Recovery Initiative. On Friday, March 31st we managed to collect 106 cages from our faithful growers, and although the day was a long one, seeing how well the growers did this year made all of...
by The Oyster Reef Recovery Initiative | Oct 10, 2012 | Oyster Cages, Oyster Events, Oyster News
What a day! This year’s Oyster Delivery couldn’t have gone better. Because oysters cannot be out of the water for more than a few hours, coordinating the deliveries can be somewhat of a logistical symphony. Fortunately, we were able to deliver cages to all...
by The Oyster Reef Recovery Initiative | Aug 30, 2012 | Oyster Cages, Oyster Growing Information
It’s no secret that we at the Oyster Reef Recovery Initiative are extremely passionate about helping to build a thriving oyster population, and fortunately there are also tons of people out there that share our passion. For those of you that are interested in...