Comments on: Notes From the Field: Becoming an Oyster Woman

By: WFSU In the Grass, On the Reef

WFSU In the Grass, On the Reef — Wed, 08 May 2013 11:52:28 +0000

[...] January, we conducted habitat surveys in order to assess the condition of oyster reefs throughout Apalachicola Bay by quantifying the [...]

By: WFSU In the Grass, On the Reef

WFSU In the Grass, On the Reef — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 22:13:19 +0000

[...] what David Kimbro and Hanna Garland have been working on. They have already completed their survey of the bay and presented a snapshot of predator distribution, reef structure, oyster size, and of oyster [...]

By: WFSU In the Grass, On the Reef

WFSU In the Grass, On the Reef — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 17:59:37 +0000

[...] other Florida reefs, including those at the edges Apalachicola Bay. In reviewing his crew’s initial sampling of the bay, he sees that the more heavily harvested subtidal reefs are being assaulted by a [...]

By: WFSU In the Grass, On the Reef

WFSU In the Grass, On the Reef — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 15:11:42 +0000

[...] & co. perfected during their NSF funded oyster study and which David will soon take to his Apalachicola Bay study. Stay [...]

By: David

David — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 02:14:18 +0000

Hi,

Honestly, we do not have concrete answers for what happened to get the oyster reefs into their current condition. But we are designing and implementing a monitoring program and some experiments that will allow us to answer such questions in the future.

Thanks for your questions.

best,
david

By: Lena Mingleton

Lena Mingleton — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 23:10:01 +0000

HE & you that is not factual and unfair bias opinions or assumption. That is completely incorrect information and untrue. Check with the FCSWA, the Franklin Co. Commissioners and the Franklin County Extension Office regarding that issue.

By: Larry Singleton

Larry Singleton — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 21:27:05 +0000

I vacation in East Point regularly at my best friends house on bay north of the East Point-Apalachicola Bridge. HE has stated that the oystermen (and women) were allowed to harvest all they could take shortly after the recent Gulf oil spill. Essentially over harvesting oysters to the point of an extinction event. I wonder if this has been researched by you all?

By: WFSU In the Grass, On the Reef

WFSU In the Grass, On the Reef — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 15:33:06 +0000

[...] Last week, Dr. David Kimbro broke nutrients and oysters down for us. But what if oysters are too scared to eat the nutrient fed plankton they need to survive? David and Randall take us another step closer to understanding the Ecology of Fear, examining oysters’ choices and how their behavior affects the important habitat they create. Stay tuned over the following weeks as they unravel the relationships between predators and prey on oyster reefs and their neighboring coastal ecosystems. We’ll also continue to follow David’s crew in Apalachicola, Hanna and Stephanie, as they research the oyster fishery crisis. [...]

By: WFSU In the Grass, On the Reef

WFSU In the Grass, On the Reef — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 17:21:58 +0000

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