Tag: Native oysters
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Responding to HAB: how to support and make more resilient the Port River & Barker Inlet Estuary
in BlogThe Friends of Port River has made a submission to the Joint Committee on Harmful Algal Blooms in South Australia advocating greater protection, conservation and restoration of the natural environment of the Port River and Barker Inlet Estuary, in response to the HAB. This blog outlines the impacts of HAB on the Estuary to the…
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Study of Oyster Recruitment & Biodiversity in Port River
in BlogOyster Recruitment and Biodiversity was part of Ishtar Kenny’s PhD studies, at the University of Adelaide. Ishtar investigated Oyster Recruitment and Biodiversity in 3 Robust Oyster Baskets (ROBs) and some mini oyster baskets, and on settlement plates, at two sites in the Port River. The study was seeking to understand how many baby Native oysters…