by The Oyster Reef Recovery Initiative | Mar 15, 2013 | Oyster Growing Information, Oyster Reef Recovery Initiative Events
As oyster stewards, the care you provide your young spat is crucial. While the wire cages protect the developing oysters from predators and burial in the mud or sandy bottom, you are needed to fully protect the spat until it is time to relocate them on an oyster...
by The Oyster Reef Recovery Initiative | Nov 7, 2012 | Oyster News
Article: An Oyster in the Storm Article & Image Source: www.nytimes.com Hurricane Sandy missed the residents of the Chesapeake Bay, but the storm did inspire a wonderful article on the New York Times’ website last week. In short, the article discusses how...
by The Oyster Reef Recovery Initiative | Sep 13, 2012 | Oyster Benefits
We found this wonderful video on Vimeo that has compressed over an hour’s worth of footage of oysters cleaning a tank of water, to just over a minute and sixteen seconds. On the left, you will see a tank of murky water with no oysters in it. On the right you...
by The Oyster Reef Recovery Initiative | Sep 6, 2012 | Oyster Announcements, Oyster Events, Oyster News
Next week we will be sending out the September edition of the Oyster Reef Recovery Initiative’s monthly newsletter, so make sure to keep an eye on your inbox! In the meantime, here are a few things we plan to cover in this month’s letter: Upcoming oyster...
by The Oyster Reef Recovery Initiative | Aug 22, 2012 | Oyster Benefits
Now we may be a little biased when it comes to loving Oysters, but there may be some facts about these little guys that just may surprise you. So here is a list of ways that explains some of the benefits of having a healthy oyster population in the Chesapeake Bay. A...
