Aquatic farming

Betsy Peabody (right, top photo) arrived with volunteer teams Monday and Tuesday to plant oysters in the bay area beneath the east side of the old Burlington Northern Railroad trestle on Fidalgo Bay. Peabody, Executive Director of the Puget Sound Restoration Fund, presided over the transport and planting of thousands of seed-bearing oyster shells (see second photo. “Freckles” are seeds). After dropping bags of shells Monday afternoon, crews arrived Tuesday during low tide to re-position, open bags and shake out shells in predetermined areas. See www.restorationfund.org for more information about this fascinating aquatic farming initiative.