critter
Oyster bars
- Scientific
- Crassostrea virginica
In the book
The thing that scrapes the hull, holds the Sea Belle, cuts your line, and hides the redfish.
Field notes
- Oysters filter up to 50 gallons of water a day each.
- Bars grow at river mouths where fresh and salt water mix — the same place the fish gather.
- Wading boots like Snapper's are essential; shells cut like glass.
More from the people who look after this place: Everglades National Park.
Appears in
Found nearby
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Mangroves Everywhere. The hideout at Pavilion Key, the storm tie-off, the overhangs where snook wait. Ch. 3Ch. 9Ch. 12Ch. 14 -
Brown pelican Bertha and Oscar; the hooked pelican Snapper carries to the door; the fish-head thief at Lostman's. Ch. 2Ch. 5Ch. 7Ch. 13 +1 -
Bottlenose dolphin The playful pair at Lopez River; the mother who rams the hammerhead and bites her calf free of the net. Ch. 3Ch. 16 -
American alligator The marina gators tourists get too close to; the grouper thief at Lostman's; Alligator Alley; the poachers… Ch. 3Ch. 13Ch. 23