Oyster aquaculture provides habitat for fish and invertebrates
Eastern oysters (Crassostrea virginica) have traditionally been farmed on leased shellfish beds in estuaries. The most common oyster farming technique in Connecticut waters is called bottom culture. In bottom culture, […]
Using oyster toadfish calls to monitor restored oyster reefs
Oyster reefs are dense colonies made up of thousands of individual oysters attached to hard substrate (Figure 1). Because of their complex structures, oyster reefs provide important habitat for a […]
Gardens Abundant with Clams
*This post was edited on 8 March 2018. The original text inaccurately stated that some clam gardens have been identified to be as old as 5,000 years. The current oldest […]
