Island University Researchers Restore Eight-Acres of Oyster Reef
pounds of crushed concrete, rock and oyster shells in Aransas Bay and Copano Bay on Friday, August 30, in hopes that oysters will make their homes there. “We put down the foundation, the building blocks, that small larvae oysters need to create new generations of oysters,” said Dr. Jennifer Pollack, Assistant Professor of Marine Biology. The project is coordinated by Pollack and Gail Sutton, Assistant Director of the Harte Research Institute as part of the “Sink Your Shucks” initiative. Using barges, they worked to expand the current oyster reef in Aransas Bay adjacent
Research Project Aims to Create New Oyster Beds
thousands of pounds of crushed concrete, rock and oyster shells in Aransas Bay and Copano Bay, in hopes that oysters will make their homes there. “We put down the foundation, the building blocks, that small larvae oysters need to create new generations of oysters,” said Dr. Jennifer Pollack, Assistant Professor of Marine Biology. The project is coordinated by Pollack and Gail Sutton, Assistant Director of the Harte Research Institute as part of the “Sink Your Shucks” initiative. Using barges, they worked to expand the current oyster reef in Aransas Bay adjacent