WILMINGTON — Kneeling in 6 inches of muddy water in Dick's Bay behind Masonboro Island, Ted Wilgis hoisted a large clump of Eastern oysters in one rubber-gloved hand.
"To me, this is fantastic," he said. "This is very exciting."
As a coastal education coordinator for the N.C. Coastal Federation, Wilgis is accustomed to oyster sightings. But seeing them healthy and thriving in Dick's Bay is still a relatively new experience.
Seven of the eight reefs sprinkled throughout the shallow bay were created four years ago by the federation in conjunction with the state Division of Marine Fisheries and, at the time, there was no guarantee the oysters would take to the new beds.
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