Gus's Crabby Adventures-Oyster Reef Designs,Inc.
3031 Manatee Ave.
Ruskin, FL 33570
ph: 813-645-6578
alt: 813-645-6063/758-1863
baychopg
A "4" Hour
Boating & Eating Experience
What better way to spend the day than traveling
Tampa Bay on a real crab boat, then feasting on
the catch of the day. An unique opportunity to
see and learn about Tampa Bay's environment.

Crew Mates leaving Bay Chop Villa docks

Pulling crab traps

Baiting traps

Traveling on the bay

Examining the catch

What is this animal?

Stone crab

Measuring stone crab claw

Some of the Catch

Soft shell crab shedding & cook shed

Children's touch tank



Claws before cooking

Cooking the claws

Cracking the claws
Feasting on crab

Crab Boat on Davit

Crab traps ready to be set in bay.
Shoreline Restoration
Seawall Oyster Reefs
(Weight gain 120 kilograms of oysters in 15 months)

Restored shoreline-oysters & red mangroves

Restored shoreline-oysters & red mangroves

Restoration of shoreline habitat in front of bulkhead areas with
oysters and red mangroves repairs the edge habitats for upland and
marine species lost by dredge and fill operations.
Where oysters stop growing upward is called the MHW line
(mean high water) and separates upland vegetation
(mangroves and spartina) from underwater seagrasses.
There are 3 types of mangroves...red, white, and black. The red
mangroves (their roots look like spider leg walking trees)
are unique because as trees mature to adult trees
they walk to the MLW (mean low water) line.
Oysters then grow on their roots creating the habitat
for fish and wading birds. This shallow area
where land meets the water
is called the littoral zone.
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Gus's Crabby Adventures-Oyster Reef Designs,Inc.
3031 Manatee Ave.
Ruskin, FL 33570
ph: 813-645-6578
alt: 813-645-6063/758-1863
baychopg