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 | May 14, 2018 | Oyster Cage Maintenance Letters, Oyster Growing Information
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure! As we mentioned in our last maintenance letter back in December, we promised to begin sending these letters out again in the Spring as the water tempuratures began to rise. This past winter saw some very low tempurares,...
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 | 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 Jenika Downs | Oct 31, 2016 | Oyster Cage Maintenance Letters
On Sunday when I checked my oysters, there was a fair amount of growth or “fouling” on my cages. In addition to my observations, Kelsey observed an abundance of Tunicates, while out checking on cages this past week. These Tunicates are known locally by the watermen as...
