The Paynter Labs






Striped blennies (Chasmodes bosquianus) moving among the oysters on Bugby Bar in Eastern Bay.

A blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) that was disturbed by a diver emerges from the bottom and swims onto the oyster reef.

A close up of the inhabitants of the oyster reef including mussels, barnacles, anemones, mudcrabs, and naked gobies.

A sea nettle (Chrysaora quinquecirrha) forages for plankton off of Calvert Cliffs.

A side view of Neils Addition reef in the Patuxent River

A "fly-by" over Neils Addition reef in the Patuxent River.



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