/ Particle type Particle Vol.) Whole market-size oyster shell 5.39 Limestone, square- base pyramid, #57 2.69 Limestone, triangular prism, #4 2.11 Limestone, cube, #4 2.66 Limestone, square- base pyramid, #4 1.88 Limestone, triangular- base pyramid, #4 3.28 Limestone, triangular- base pyramid, #57 2.21 Limestone, triangular prism, #57 1.91 Limestone, cube, #57 1.99 Oyster
cultch (mostly fragments) 1.69 Particle types are defined in Table 1.
Finally, although many restored reefs may be too young to have produced a geohistorical record and some techniques, such as planting loose
cultch, could make it difficult to identify shells produced by restored reefs, comparing restoration metrics between restored reefs and nearby natural death assemblages could help evaluate whether the restoration achieved its goals.
Alternatives to clam and oyster shell as
cultch for eastern oysters.
lurida were more than twice as likely to settle on
cultch placed 0.3 m below MLLW than 0.3 m above, and juvenile oysters experienced over 50% mortality after air exposure (2% 10% of the time) (Trimble et al.
The 2012 Stock Assessment (Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries 2012) included, for the first time, quantitative estimates of the quality and quantity of the
cultch. Brown (surface) and black (muddy, buried) substrate were collected from 1-[m.sup.2] grids and weighed.
A comparison of the effectiveness of sandstone and limestone as
cultch for oysters, Crassostrea virginica.
Natural resources damage assessment: oyster reef restoration in Apalachicola Bay: purchase and placement of oyster
cultch material.
Eggs were collected on weekly basis by
cultch removal method.
The reasons for the increase are attributed to the commercial industry controlling two main oyster predators, starfish, Asterias forbesi, and the oyster drills, Urosalpinx cinerea and Eupleura caudata, and spreading much larger quantities of shells to be used as
cultch for setting oyster larvae (MacKenzie, 1981).
This assertion is demonstrated by introducing artificial defects in a bearing in
cultch casing on input shaft and pinion gear in fifth speed on output shaft for automotive gearbox.
Upon hauling, the contents of the dredge, known as
cultch (term also applies to spat settlement substrate), is sorted and oysters [greater than or equal to] MLS are retained.