Re: THE Oceans & Seas Thread pt 3
Posted: Sun 22 May 2016, 20:51:24
Well, I have some good news from the lower Puget Sound. Evidently the water temp, PH, tides, time of year, and probably a lot of other factors came together and there are now baby pacific oysters everywhere in huge abundance!
I did a quick survey (I plan on a more scientific one soon), and I estimate we easily have over a million new pacific oysters on our beach alone! I, (nor anyone else I know), remember anything like this, and we go back over 70 years.
The density rate seems to be 10-30 per square foot. Right now, they are 1"-2" across and look healthy. Besides food, the beneficial filtering should provide a huge environmental boost to the South Sound.
When I first saw them, I thought someone up the beach had seeded and the oysters drifted down to our beach (this happened once before around forty years ago). However, after one of my relatives talked with Taylor Shellfish, it turns out the phenomena was widespread.
Sometimes things do turn out OK. So far this global warming thing seems to be working out for us, beautiful weather, and now oysters! <with tongue in cheek>
I did a quick survey (I plan on a more scientific one soon), and I estimate we easily have over a million new pacific oysters on our beach alone! I, (nor anyone else I know), remember anything like this, and we go back over 70 years.
The density rate seems to be 10-30 per square foot. Right now, they are 1"-2" across and look healthy. Besides food, the beneficial filtering should provide a huge environmental boost to the South Sound.
When I first saw them, I thought someone up the beach had seeded and the oysters drifted down to our beach (this happened once before around forty years ago). However, after one of my relatives talked with Taylor Shellfish, it turns out the phenomena was widespread.
Sometimes things do turn out OK. So far this global warming thing seems to be working out for us, beautiful weather, and now oysters! <with tongue in cheek>