In November, 2017, Robert Buchanan of BOP dropped off two new cages of oysters...10 strings in each. By Boat! How cool is that!
In December 2017, Josh's and Cora's class checked on our oysters.
We took the baseline data on the oysters.
Then we returned, on May 25, 2018.
This time Nneka's class took the lead.
To our horror...not one oyster was alive. Not even a single oyster drill.
We decided to clean the cages and the oysters.
Robert Pincus, scientist and BNS parent, decided to sort and have students photograph shells. Could we get clues from their condition as to the cause of their death?
We collected data on water chemistry, temperature and turbidity.
Another scientist, and BNS parent, Barent Roth helped students survey plastic that they found earlier in the year. And collect and analyze new samples.
Some Student Photographs
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| Sad to say not much life. A dead shrimp was found. |
Update: Robert Buchanan reported that there was a lot of die off this winter. .
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