On Friday May 4th the 2012 RCTB growing season began in the north end of Barnegat Bay. Jeff Silady and the crew of volunteers from the Mantoloking Yacht Club joined by Bill Shadel from the American Littoral Society reopened the upweller and filled all 10 silos with one year old oysters. The oysters had overwintered in mesh bags in two Taylor Floats. The floats were then power washed and one was returned to the bay with older oysters and the other was taken to Sedge where it will spend the rest of the season. After MYC was up and running Jeff drove south to the Island Beach State Park upweller where he was met by Manny and some of his crew and the process was repeated. Again all 10 silos were filled with young oysters where they will grow until the 2012 seed arrive in early July.
