This is the last stop in our series following the life of an oyster: from spat in a tank, to juveniles in a garden, and finally, to a home in the Chesapeake Bay.
In our first trip following the life story of the oyster series, we met tiny larvae floating in massive tanks at Horn Point Laboratory. As they grow, the larvae give up the free-floating lifestyle and attach themselves to shells. The oysters, now called spat, are moved to cages tethered in a Chesapeake Bay oyster garden, where they continue to grow and become hearty. Now that spring is here, it’s time for the spat to travel to their new permanent home, an oyster reef along the edge of Fort Carroll, out in the Bay. Join us to watch their cages being pulled and learn about their new adjustment as they travel with us by boat to their new home.