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Articles in regional publications that pertain to a wide range of North Carolina-related topics.

Restoring Our Oysters: Dealing with the Sponge Problem

Record #:
28791
Author(s):
Abstract:
The boring sponge is narrowing the regions that are open to shellfish harvests free of the infestation. The boring sponge has a major effect on oyster populations and pose an economic problem to oyster farmers. The author discusses a study he created to test how oysters were affected by the substrate on which the oysters grow. The results of the study and the problem are detailed.
Source:
Coastwatch (NoCar QH 91 A1 N62x), Vol. Issue 3, Summer 2017, p24-25