Our local ambassadors are participating in the oyster garden program with University of Auburn and Dauphin Island SeaLab. The Students are cleaning and protecting the young oyster spat as it grows in the small cages hanging off of piers along the Mobile Bay. This is a great opportunity to learn about oysters and the role they play in our ecosystem.
We are watching for signs of oil from the BP spill and any sea life that might be invasive to the oysters.
Lining our cages (gardens) along the water as we clean the oysters and load the cages.
Students take measurements to chart the growth of the oysters in our gardens.
The students clean the mud and small barnacles off of the oysters during our weekly trip to check on the growth of the oysters.
Students are attaching our gardens to the piers.
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