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A close up view of shells used as seeding material for re-nourishing oyster banks. This particular view shows the million-year-old “Fossiliferous Limestone” mined from Florida to be used as seeding material in a four year re-nourishing projected around MCRD Parris Island. The federally funded program will be managed by the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, according to Michael Hodges, Director of Marine Resources and Shellfish Management. Bob Sofaly/The Island News
Michael Hodges, Director of Marine Resources and Shellfish management with the S.C. Department of Natural Resources, said the tons of material of limestone gravel and fossilized shells being deposited near the boat ramp at The Sands in Port Royal will be used to help reseed the oyster banks around Parris Island Marine Corps Recruit Depot and U.S. Naval Hospital in Port Royal. The federally funded program will take about four years to complete and asks the public to avoid playing on the mounds for safety reasons and not to carry off any of the “Fossiliferous Limestone” shells. Bob Sofaly/The Island News
Bob Sofaly/The Island News Michael Hodges, Director of Marine Resources and Shell fish management with the S.C. Department of Natural Resources, said the tons of material of limestone gravel and fossilized shells being deposited near the boat ramp at The Sands in Port Royal will be used to help reseed the oyster banks around Parris Island Marine Corps Recruit Depot and U.S. Navle Hospital in Port Royal. The federally funded program will take about four years to complete and asks the public to avoid playing on the mounds for safety reason and not to carry off any of the “Fossiliferous LImestone” shells.

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