Shell Recovery on the Roughwater

We spent quite a bit of time this month preparing our lease for shell and spat on shell. Over time, oyster shell is covered by sediment. This is problematic because baby oysters (spat) need clean shell to set on. Shell is also important because it helps to keep newly planted oysters from sinking into the bottom. To combat sediment on our lease, we dredged the bottom. Using a modified dredge, we pulled shell out of the bottom and created a base for future plantings. We used a GPS to monitor our progress and overlay it with the substrate survey ORP conducted on our lease.