![]() ![]() Remained in place, suggesting that our site selection was appropriate.” “At the Tuckerton site both oyster types are staying up out of the sediment and have Of Stockton’s Marine Field Station and principal investigator for the research project. The Mullica River seed is of mixed size up to 2 inches,” said Steve Evert, manager The spat on whelk shell set is 1.5-2 inches long and ![]() Seed was transplanted in November (2016). Innovation Center, were planted on the reef sites last July and the Mullica River The disease-resistant aquaculture-set oysters, spawned by the Rutgers Aquaculture The Toms River Good Luck Point site, led by Al Modjeski of the American Littoral Society. The balance of the funding has contributed to continued efforts on Reef with aquaculture-set oyster spat on whelk shell and transplanted seed from the The team was awarded $52,000, most of which was used to establish the pilot-level Tuckerton In 2015, Stockton University’s Marine Field Station partnered with Parson’s Mariculture and the American Littoral Society on a proposal to the Barnegat Bay Partnership's shellfish research program. The project has also generated an expanded oyster recycling program, using shells In the Tuckerton Reef, the first-ever bottom oyster restoration site in the Southern ![]() – More than 150,000 baby oysters, or spat, will be planted next week Click on these links below.Galloway, N.J. November was the first time we spotted spat!įinding spat is a great indicator that the river is getting cleaner and gives hope that oysters can once again survive and reproduce in the Hudson!įind out more about Beczak’s oyster gardening program. When these oyster babies are released, they drift in the water and attach to hard substrates such as rocks, drift wood and different kinds of mollusk shells. I also showed them the string of oyster shells that secure to the cage when submerged in the river. Then the students worked in groups to measure the oysters, record each one’s length onto a data sheet, and identify its predators such as amphipods, mud crabs, and worms. They learned about mollusks, both bivalves (oysters, clams, mussels, and scallops) and gastropods (snails) by viewing various shells. I introduced the role of oysters in the Hudson’s eco-system and we discussed why their population has declined drastically over the years. November 17, I collected the larger sample of 550 oysters from the river, tossed them in a bucket, and drove them to the class of 10th graders that Beczak educators teach once a month. Now, as part of our ongoing work with Yonkers Public Schools in which Beczak provides the labs for Riverside High School’s AP environmental class, we will study Hudson River oysters more closely. This past fall we incorporated the oysters into our outdoor seining programs as an extra station for the larger class groups. Having oysters at Beczak has been a great advantage to our education programs. Educator Vicky Garufi checks them monthly to report back to NY/NJ Baykeeper. Fifty of the oysters are in a sample study and kept in a separate cage. In June 2009, six hundred “seed” oysters from Baykeepers’ Governors Island site were resettled in a floating cage hung off a piling in the Hudson River behind Beczak. Beczak Environmental Education Center, located on the Yonkers riverfront, is part of the NY/NJ Baykeeper Oyster Restoration Program. ![]()
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