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Alabama Marine Resources Division Recent Oyster Restoration Projects
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Alabama Marine Resources Division
Recent Oyster RestorationProjects
Alabama Oyster Landings 1980 - 2015
NFWF and NRDA Oyster Restoration Projects
• $6.95 million over 3 years for oyster restoration
• Plantings have occurred in Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Fall 2015 and Spring 2016
• Approximately 120,000 cubic yards of material on 1100 acres of water bottoms
2012, 2014, 2015, 2016 Cultch Planting Sites
Cedar PointEast
2012 Plant2014 Plant2015 Plant2016 Plant
Cedar PointWest
Heron Bay
Plant Year(Funding Sources)
Acres Cultch Planted(yd3)
2012(Shell Management Fees and EDRP)
100 OS= 5,103.8Total=5103.8
2014 (Spring)(National Fish and
Wildlife Foundation)400
OS=12,935.2LS=15,021.7
Total=27,956.9
2015(Natural Resource
Damage Assessment)
519OS=13,196.6LS=52,343.5
Total=65,540.1
2016(National Fish and
WildlifeFoundation)
319
OS=15,907LS=5,647
Total=21,554
Total 1,338
OS=47,142.6LS=73,012.2GrandTotal=120,154.8
2012, 2014, 2015, 2016 Cultch Planting Sites
Cedar PointEast
2012 Plant2014 Plant2015 Plant2016 Plant
Cedar PointWest
Heron Bay
Plant Year(Funding Sources)
Acres Cultch Planted(yd3)
2012(Shell Management Fees and EDRP)
100 OS= 5,103.8Total=5103.8
2014 (Spring)(National Fish and
Wildlife Foundation)400
OS=12,935.2LS=15,021.7
Total=27,956.9
2015(Natural Resource
Damage Assessment)
519OS=13,196.6LS=52,343.5
Total=65,540.1
2016(National Fish and
WildlifeFoundation)
319
OS=15,907LS=5,647
Total=21,554
Total 1,338
OS=47,142.6LS=73,012.2GrandTotal=120,154.8
Dive Quadrat / Spat Production
Cedar Point East
Dive Quadrat / Spat Production
Cedar Point West
Oyster Drills 2015 and 2016 Quadrat Dives
BR
BR
CPE
CPE
CPW
DIB RR
HB
MG
CPWDIB
HB
MG
RR
Oyster Aquaculture• New Alabama industry that is really growing• Started as Auburn University research—Dr. Bill Walton• Approximately 8 farms with several new farms coming
next year— 3-4 million oyster capacity by 2017• Can be grown and harvested in areas with high salinity
that would be unproductive due to oyster drills• Great complement to wild harvested oysters• Available in warmer months when public reefs are not
open• Biggest impediment to growth of industry is COE,
Growing Water Concerns in best area for aquaculture and future hatchery production
Remote Setting of OystersFunded for two years by the
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
in collaboration with theAuburn University Shellfish Laboratory
Purpose of Project:To determine if there is a significant difference
in final oyster density of remote set oysters when compared to natural oyster recruitment
on cultch material.
Questions?
Chris Blankenship, DirectorMarine Resources Division
P O Box 189Dauphin Island, AL 36528
Office Number 251-861-2882Cell Number 251-709-5889
Email: [email protected]
