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An oyster in my hand

Fanny Bay – just an oyster…

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Oysters

Oysters in an oyster bed at low tide – Fanny Bay

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Mussels

Mussels clinging to a rock at Kye Bay

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Baynes Sound – the nets

Buckley Bay – Baynes Sound I often wondered what these nets were about, and other than that they had something to do with shellfish had no idea. I recently discovered that they “predator nets” and are used to prevent predation … Continue reading

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A scallop shell

Scallop shell from Baynes Sound near Buckley Bay

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Fauxtoart – The way it wasn’t

Baynes Sound scallops – threatened by global warming and pollution…

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Bivalves and barnacles

Bivalves and barnacles and a bit of sea weed thrown in for good measure – low tide on the beach at the Pacific Rim National Park Reserve…

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