In 2015 some of the sea pens sampled were found to harbor larval redfish. Because there were also adult redfish in the shrimp survey tows, it was difficult to verify that larval fish were there because of an important biological phenomena or from spawning adults in the haul.
Very few people are aware of the robust population of native oysters that once thrived in Southern California. Experts discuss how to best fix this missing piece of the coastal ecosystem.
Officials reopened Drayton Harbor, in northern Washington state, this winter to commercial oyster farming 22 years after the community stepped up to reduce water pollution.
The harvest of brown shrimp in the western Gulf of Mexico is expected to be 49.2 million pounds, which is below the historical 57-year average of 55.9 million pounds, according to NOAA’s annual forecast. The prediction covers the period from Ju
