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Image Striped blennies (Chasmodes bosquianus) moving among the oysters on Bugby Bar in Eastern Bay.

Crab A blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) that was disturbed by a diver emerges from the bottom and swims onto the oyster reef.

Feeding Oyster A close up of the inhabitants of the oyster reef including mussels, barnacles, anemones, mudcrabs, and naked gobies.

Toadfish A sea nettle (Chrysaora quinquecirrha) forages for plankton off of Calvert Cliffs.

Image A side view of Neils Addition reef in the Patuxent River

Neils Addition Reef A "fly-by" over Neils Addition reef in the Patuxent River.