See larger James Cavaretta, a freshman majoring in chemistry at Florida Gulf Coast University and an intern through the Coastal Watershed Institute, counts baby oysters, known at spat, that attached themselves to Eastern Oyster shells to determine the heath of the Eastern Oyster population in the lab at FGCU on Monday. The South Florida Water Management District has agreed to help fund FGCU's oyster restoration program.

Photo by JIMMIE PRESLEY

James Cavaretta, a freshman majoring in chemistry at Florida Gulf Coast University and an intern through the Coastal Watershed Institute, counts baby oysters, known at spat, that attached themselves to Eastern Oyster shells to determine the heath of the Eastern Oyster population in the lab at FGCU on Monday. The South Florida Water Management District has agreed to help fund FGCU's oyster restoration program.

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