Some of SEAPA’s American clients contribute to the Pacific Coast Shellfish Growers Association’s monthly photo competition to help document the importance of shellfish farming in the environment.

One contestant sent a great photo of a juvenile Cabezon grazing among some Olympia oysters in a SEAPA basket from one of the Tomales Bay leases in northern California. Shellfish culture plays a vital role in providing natural ecosystem services that benefit the ecological processes.