Stories from the Bay |
by Quinn Whitesall, Habitat Restoration Technician, American Littoral Society The Restoration Team for the American Littoral Society -- Captain Al Modjeski, Dr. Christine Thompson, Shane Godshall, Quinn Whitesall, and two of our veteran interns, William Anderson and Nathan Gable -- gathered for the second round of reef sampling at south Reeds Beach on Friday, August 28. It was a beautiful, sunny day in the low 80s. As the team began the identification process, several local residents stopped by to talk and learn more about the project. Quinn Whitesall, Habitat Restoration Technician, pointed out some of the creatures that were making a home in our reef, and the visitors were surprised at the diversity of life in and on the shells. Our identification that day included several living things that we did not see during the first round of sampling, such as a naked goby (Gobiosoma bosci), an anemone (Anthozoa), two oyster crabs (Pinnotheres), clamworms (Nereis sp.), and an oyster drill (Urosalpinx cinerea). In total, we counted 27 different species and 1,213 individual living creatures, along with 32 oyster spat. Remarkably, all of this life was congregated on or around just five bags of whelk shell. As summer comes to a close, we are looking forward to seeing what the next round of sampling will bring.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
Archives
April 2021
|