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Escapement, colonization and hybridization of the Gallo mussel
with the native South Sound mussel at Gallagher Cove Totten
Inlet. (Expanded picture not available) |
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Deepwater
Point, Mason County, Totten Inlet -Taylor Gallo mussel rafts,
July 2006. |
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An array of mussel rafts at Gallagher Cove, July 2006. |
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Gallo
mussel single raft at Gallagher Cove, Totten Inlet, 2005 |
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More rafts
at Gallagher Cove used for storage only now they are called
scows, 2006. |
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More rafts
at Gallagher Cove, with only one navigation light working, 2006.(Expanded
picture not available) |
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Fully
laden Gallo mussel rafts being towed down Totten Inlet, April
1997. Mussels break loose, escaping and causing
colonization throughout the waters. Gallo spat have the
ability to stay adrift for up to 120 days to choose their
perfect substrate to attach onto. (Expanded
picture not available)
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Dredging
under the rafts to collect shell drop off from mussel long lines,
Gallagher Cove, April 1998. |
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Dredging,
different view, April 1998. |
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Heavily
laden barge of mussel shell waste after the dredging, April
1998. |
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Closer
view of mussel shell waste, April 1998. |
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Deepwater Point mussel rafts
- Note some of the stuff on the rafts. Much of this
usually winds up as beach litter. Residents have been
picking up aquaculture debris that has broken free and washed
ashore for years. September 1998. |
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Gallagher
Cove mussel rafts, 2006 with debris left after workers leave.
Notice strings hanging down on this and next photo.
Strings are 4 inches apart, and 12-20 feet long. Below
water line, mussel seed is attached and socks are placed over
all. Each string holds hundreds of mussels. 2006. |
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Same
rafts- original permit indicated height of raft could not exceed 2 feet
and the structure be made of untreated wood, however the debris
frequently exceeds 2 feet in height, and navigation lights only
work occasionally. 2006. |
