Jack Travelstead, Virginia Marine Resources Commission deputy commissioner and chief of fisheries management, and Col. Andrew Backus, commander of the Norfolk District, Army Corps of Engineers, examine live adult oysters during a visit to sanctuary reefs in Virginia Beach Aug. 7. From 2007 to 2008, scientists from the Norfolk District, Army Corps of Engineers, partnered with the Virginia Marine Resources Commission and the College of William and Mary's Virginia Institute of Marine Science to restore 50 acres of oyster reefs in Virginia Beach's Lynnhaven River. Army photo/Mark W

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Jack Travelstead, Virginia Marine Resources Commission deputy commissioner and chief of fisheries management, and Col. Andrew Backus, commander of the Norfolk District, Army Corps of Engineers, examine live adult oysters during a visit to sanctuary reefs in Virginia Beach Aug. 7. From 2007 to 2008, scientists from the Norfolk District, Army Corps of Engineers, partnered with the Virginia Marine Resources Commission and the College of William and Mary's Virginia Institute of Marine Science to restore 50 acres of oyster reefs in Virginia Beach's Lynnhaven River. Army photo/Mark W. Haviland. 090813-A-0724H-029 by norfolkdistrict

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