Inside the tanks, coated wire cages are used to contain oyster shell. We bent and assembled the cages. The shell used in the setting process must be aged, clean shell. This prevents organic material from polluting the water in the tank. The shell is loaded into the cages with a tractor, transported to the site by boat so we don’t disturb the historical site, and lowered into the tanks. |
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In 2023 the Patuxent River had a record breaking spatfall for oysters. To aid in the resurgence of oysters, Patuxent River Seafood is planting 25 acres in the Patuxent River. The plan is to jumpstart the area by recovering silted shell, adding shell, and planting oysters. The oysters will serve ecological functions including filtering nitrogen and phosphorus until they are marketable.
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