Grass-Roots Oyster Aquaculture Provides Habitat For Juvenile Blue Crabs

摘要

A small-scale oyster habitat project detennined juvenile blue crab abundance and distribution in Taylor floats used for oyster gardening in Delaware's inland bays. In monthly sampling, blue crabs were collected, counted and measured. Project results indicated juvenile blue crabs showed a preference for floats containing three-dimensional structure provided by oysters and shells, which helped provide refuge from predators.