HomeMy WebLinkAboutAP22 Showalter Gear PhotosPhotos of Oyster Gear that Has Washed Up on DNR Public Beach 59
These photos are a sample of oyster gear I have
gathered and photo’d on DNR Beach 59, Squamish
Harbor, which my property borders. It is about ½ mile
from Carson’s parcels.
Of all the gear I have gathered, only two have had
identification labels attached.1 I don’t know whether
this was because there never were labels, or the labels
became detached. It demonstrates the importance of
1) attaching labels to every piece of gear; and 2)
securing the labels in a manner that guarantees they
stay on in storms and being buffeted by strong tides.
Mr. Carson should be required to show what method he
will use to label each type of gear.
Also, this gear did not wash up all at once. A storm may loose it, but it can be days, weeks, or months
before it washes up, and it can travel far. The assumption that gear washes up to nearby beaches
shortly after a storm is not reliable. The label above came (unattached) from a farm about 20 miles
away, though one can’t know where it was detached. The two labels that were attached to bags were
from Rock Point Oyster, about 2 miles away. –Marilyn Showalter, August 15, 2025.
December 15, 2024 December 21, 2018
1 In my Annotated Staff Report, AP-19, I said only one had a label. That should be corrected to “two.”
Showalter Gear Photos 1
CA received 08/15/25
EXHIBIT AP22
4/5/2022
Showalter Gear Photos 2
CA received 08/15/25
EXHIBIT AP22
Gear:
12 oyster bags, two
with “Rock Point
Oyster” labels;
7 attached floats;
5 unattached gray
floats;
1 unattached orange
float;
1 partial HDPE oyster
cage;
10 HDPE black mesh
tubes;
1 HDPE teal mesh
tube;
6 black “Penn Cove”
mussel disks
9 black net bags
5 purple net bags
Photo: 4/5/2022
Showalter Gear Photos 3
CA received 08/15/25
EXHIBIT AP22