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Florida Oyster Reefs Under Siege by Snails

Clip: Season 4 | 2m 44s

Dr. David Kimbro and his graduate student Hanna Garland investigate a crown conch outbreak

Predatory snails overrun north Florida’s oyster reefs. Dr. David Kimbro investigates what appears to be a hyperlocalized problem: St. Augustine reefs were being decimated by crown conchs. He learns that the same problem is occurring in Apalachicola. Learn more: http://blog.wfsu.org/blog-coastal-health/?p=5446

03/06/2013 | Rating NR

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In the Grass, On the Reef is a local public television program presented by WFSU

Oystermen & Researchers Fighting for Apalachicola Bay

Clip: S4 | 2m 3s | Oystermen & researchers are battling to rive the Apalachicola oyster fishery. (2m 3s)

Apalachicola Bay Monitoring Experiment

Clip: S4 | 6m 55s | For this experiment, Hanna Garland and company transition from intertidal to subtidal. (6m 55s)

Florida Oyster Reefs Under Siege by Snails

Clip: S4 | 2m 44s | Dr. David Kimbro and his graduate student Hanna Garland investigate a crown conch outbreak (2m 44s)

Apalachicola Bay Oyster Reef Survey

Clip: S4 | 6m 3s | We follow divers as they study the severity of the Apalachicola Bay oyster fishery crisis. (6m 3s)

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