Enhancement of Olympia oysters to provide heterogeneous habitat for fish and invertebrates, OR (2020)

The project increased the ecosystem benefits provided by native Olympia oysters at Coquille Point in Yaquina Bay, Oregon. Scientists from the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife designed and fabricated innovative “Olympia oyster havens” constructed from cement and oyster shell, populate them with oyster spat, and evaluate their effectiveness as refuges from predatory crab. Sponsor: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife