Thread: What are they?

I saw about 20, 6" plastic pipes a couple of feet off shore with hardware cloth over the top of the pipes. They looked like a trap of some sort but I have no idea of what they would catch or if what ever they caught would be used for. If there is any one that can help enlighten me it would be appreciated.

I'm thinking maybe....Sea Snipe traps, because paper bags fall apart when wet.

Where we they located?

Originally Posted by CarlF

Where we they located?

On the S.E. shoreline of the Little Lagoon, sticking in sand.

May be related to oyster farming?

or survey stakes for new pier?

or...


lol

like crop circles for the water!

There is an effort underway to establish oyster beds in Little Lagoon to filter and improve water quality. There is a "predatory" snail that attaches itself to the oyster and destroys it. It could be related to that pilot project.

Most likely some sort of research project by a grad student at DISL would be my first guess.

Originally Posted by chillinfish

There is an effort underway to establish oyster beds in Little Lagoon to filter and improve water quality. There is a "predatory" snail that attaches itself to the oyster and destroys it. It could be related to that pilot project.

Oyster Drills are what you are referring too. Most of the time, Little Lagoon is salty enough for drills, which is why you don't see many natural oyster reefs in there.

Originally Posted by CarlF

Oyster Drills are what you are referring too. Most of the time, Little Lagoon is salty enough for drills, which is why you don't see many natural oyster reefs in there.

That is correct. They are trying to trap them so the oysters can survive.