Importance of Eel Grass
For years y'all have heard me ramble on about the Aquatic Plant Mgmt Council, SAV on the Santee Cooper Lakes, and how important it is to wintering waterfowl.
Many of you saw it during the 09-13 years, and it was something not to be forgotten.
With the APMC and DNR's decision to not stock carp for 3 consecutive years, the eel grass has begun to return. It's nowhere near where it needs to be, but it is beginning to show.
And the waterfowl have really responded. Some enclosures were installed in Cantey Bay 3 summers ago and from those small cages, the plants have exploded over a good portion of the bay. I encourage all of you to take your binoculars and take a peek over there soon. Formal estimates are around 10k ducks (mostly gadwalls and widgeon, but also solid numbers of teal and shovelers, and a smattering of everything else) a few hundred geese, including specks and snows, and a handful of swans.
Prior to this eel grass, Cantey Bay was holding a couple hundred ducks.
The proof is in the pudding.
It is of utmost importance for us to continue to stand up and voice our concerns that fish and Waterfowl habitat be put first.
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Be proactive about improving public waterfowl habitat in South Carolina. It's not going to happen by itself, and our help is needed. We have the potential to winter thousands of waterfowl on public grounds if we fight for it.
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