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Restoring Oyster Reefs: Florida Environment Radio
Volety heads up an effort to restore oyster reefs... fe30603 As recently as the 1950s, Florida's bays and coastal areas were covered with oyster reefs. But that coverage has declined, and ... Florida's oyster population by rebuilding oyster reefs is in part in response to the important role the oyster plays in the ecosystem. Marine scientist Aswani Volety heads up the oyster restoration project, ...
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The Florida Environment radio program
TOPICS: Listening for Manatees (6/16/03) Forecasts for Rip Currents (6/9/03) Restoring Oyster Reefs (6/2/03) Tips for Summer Water Conservation (5/26/03) A Dry, Hot Summer ...
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Coastal Environment Publications, Project Reports and Presented Papers
Faulty Septic Systems Pollute, Close Oyster Reefs. Shorelines, vol.4, issue 1; Spring. Hollomon, C. Z. 1997. Faulty Septic Systems Pollute, Close Oyster Reefs. Force Five. Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant ... 1993. An Evaluation of Heavy Metal Leaching from Fly Ash-Cement Aggregate Used for Oyster Reef Development. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 51:317-324. LaSalle, M. ...
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Partnership Awards
May 2003. The project also included creation of 3-dimensional oyster reefs (the Oyster Recovery Partnership donated 40,000 oyster spat to be placed on the reef) as breakwaters and wave shelter for eelgrass. The Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay coordinated the planting 4,500-eelgrass plants behind the reefs ...
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Partnership Awards
St. Croix East End Marine Park, which is home to a magnificent barrier reef, patch reefs, colorful coral heads, a vast array of fish, sponges, endangered turtles, and one of ... critical habitat, and simultaneously promote community education and awareness. Restoration efforts began by creating nearshore oyster reefs, sea grass beds and saltmarsh habitat. The area closest to shore was regraded to an ...
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Oyster Information
Oyster Information Your browser does not support script. Please use our Site Map link on right. Site Map OYSTER HOTLINE Marine Fisheries Because coastal conditions change rapidly, oyster reefs and areas can be closed abruptly. For current season status, please call the OYSTER HOTLINE numbers 24- ...
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EcoNews, Serving the Vision of a Sustainable Vancouver Island
... island's economy depended on oysters and blue crab fisheries, but over the years, the oyster reefs had been so badly damaged by over-harvesting and disease that the people depended entirely ...
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About Estuaries | National Estuary Program | US EPA
Program Home Pages Program Profiles Challenges NEP Habitat Protection and Restoration Invasive Species, Reefs, and Ocean Protection Air Pollution and Water Quality Exploring Estuaries: Students and Teachers ... , freshwater and salt marshes, swamps, sandy beaches, mud and sand flats, rocky shores, oyster reefs, mangrove forests, river deltas, tidal pools, and sea grasses. The productivity and variety ...
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From Oyster Roast to Rebuilt Coast: Virginia Recycles Shells in Chesapeake Bay | Resource Conservation Challenge (RCC) Newsroom | US EPA
News Archive From Oyster Roast to Rebuilt Coast: Virginia Recycles Shells in Chesapeake Bay From Oyster Roast to ... oyster reefs or constructing a living shoreline to slow erosion. Shell curing site In 2006, the shell recycling initiative was able to collect enough shells to build ten reefs placed at five sites throughout the Hampton Roads waterways. This year alone, more than 400,000 oyster ...
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Inshore Reefs
Reefs Marine Fisheries Mississippi's inshore artificial reefs are comprised of several different types of material for development including crushed concrete, limestone, and oyster shell. The development of these reefs ...
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