by reclamt78 | Aug 12, 2024 | Education, Membership Dashboard Blog, RCTB Knowledge, Science Topics
The complexities of these mollusk eyes are still being unveiled. A new study published in Current Biology reveals that scallop eyes have pupils that dilate and contract in response to light, making them far more dynamic than previously believed....
by reclamt78 | Feb 26, 2024 | 2 Living The Coastal Life, Membership Dashboard Blog, RCTB Knowledge, Science Topics
Check out this article about the Maryland Department of Natural Resources annual fall oyster survey: – Oysters have been enjoying a run of good news lately, suggesting that the Chesapeake Bay’s keystone species is on the rebound after decades of decline and...
by reclamt78 | Feb 24, 2024 | 2 Living The Coastal Life, 4 Fisheries, Living Shoreline, Membership Dashboard Blog, RCTB Knowledge, Science Topics
An interesting article about oyster reef and seagrass restoration work in Scotland and the interdependencies between our filter-feeding friends, submerged aquatic vegetation, marine habitats and carbon sequestration....
by reclamt78 | Feb 4, 2024 | 2 Living The Coastal Life, 4 Fisheries, Education, Living Shoreline, Membership Dashboard Blog, Science Topics
This report was produced in December 2021 dealing with the Tuckerton Reef. This study represents the first attempt at quantifying ecosystem services for a restoration site in Barnegat Bay. The Tuckerton Reef was created in 2016 as a research site to pilot the...
by reclamt78 | Oct 16, 2023 | 4 Fisheries, Living Shoreline, Membership Dashboard Blog, Science Topics
A partnership between the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the U.S. Department of Agriculture is transforming the NOAA lab on Rogers Avenue into an oyster cross-breeding center to help address some of those questions and create a more...
by reclamt78 | Aug 14, 2022 | Education, Living Shoreline, Membership Dashboard Blog, Science Topics
Restoration Efforts Expand with a Second Reef Christine Thompson, assistant associate professor of Marine Science, and students will track the growth and survivorship of the oysters that were planted by Dale Parsons, a fifth-generation oyster farmer of Parsons Seafood...
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