Planting 5,000 Bushels of Oysters this year

• September
• 2

7:49 am Daily Log

Below are some videos of the process of transplanting oysters from an area that cannot be harvested to an area where the public will have access to harvest their legal limit.  Captain Bob Baldwin and his crew, Jeff, Julie and Joy, used a dredge to bring up about 5000 bushels of oysters over a 4 day period of time.  We would dredge up about 1200-1300 bushels per day onto the barge then we would tow the barge to the public shellfish grounds.  The best part is when we got to blow them off of the barge with a fire hose.  The live oysters and shell will create a habitat where more oysters will grow.  These oysters will be available for the public to pick when they’ve grown and established themselves.  Take a look at the videos and let us know what you think.

Dredging Oysters from Jeff Spahr on Vimeo.

Filling up the barge from Jeff Spahr on Vimeo.

Taking the barge in tow from Jeff Spahr on Vimeo.

“Planting” the oysters and oyster shell from Jeff Spahr on Vimeo.