b'Club Members assist withCongrats to Dr. Ray WaldnerOyster Restoration Dr. RayWaldner, a 36-year member of the WPBFC, retired from Tomhis post at Palm Beach Atlantic Eastwood University last year.Ray began his teaching career at PBAU in 1982.Nearly a dozen FishingHe was a professor of biology and as-Club members respondedsociate dean of sciences.During his to our Call to Action lasttenure at PBAU, Ray established September to assist withthe Great American Bug Race, an Oyster AugmentationPBAs longest-standing tradition, and pioneered a biology projectatMacArthurclass abroad to the Galpagos Islands.More than a few Beach State Park.Dur- Fishing Club members joined Ray on these educational ing a period of a fewadventures south of the Equator.Rays volunteer service weeksvolunteersto the Fishing Club has been instrumental. Through the moved over 100 tonsyears, Dr. Waldner, a trained ichthyologist, has been an of limestone rock inimportant WPBFC advisor when advocating on fishery the Lake Worth Cove.management issues.Ray, an angling expert both inshore Some of the WPBFCsand offshore, has been a featured seminar speaker at habitat enhancementthe club on multiple occasions, he has served on various regulars were on theclub committees and helped administer the clubs annual scene including Georgescholarship at PBAU for over 20 years.PBAU alums Patane, Kent Rimey, Tom Eastwood,Mark C. Campbell and Stacie Buchanan Campbell Joella Callaway,Tommy Buzz Bzura, Tom Twy- recently established the Ray Waldner Biology Scholarship ford and lifetime member Jeffto provide aid to students with significant financial need. Koons.Moving buckets of rocksThis is certainly a fitting honor given the impact Waldner to build oyster reefs is anythinghas had on the lives of countless biology students at PBAU. but glamorous, but the end resultCongratulations Ray!was well worth the effort.Oyster recruitment is already taking place on these new inshore reefs.A huge thank you to Scott Tedford with Florida DEP for helping coordinate Kentthis effort.The rock piles are Rimey located along the shoreline north of the parks boardwalk.These rock piles are providing an ideal substrate for the recruitment of oysters.Mature oysters can filter as much as 50 gallons of water a day and pro-vide essential habitat for fish, invertebrates and birds.Thank you to all the club members who took part in this project.If you would like to volunteer for future habitat enhancement events. just call the Fishing Club and we will add you to our HabitatJoella, Buzz Enhancement Volunteer list. & Tom T.Catch us on YouTube!Your West Palm Beach Fishing Club has a YouTube channel, highlighting our pro-grams and events throughout the year.In an attempt to both explain and entertain, we continue to add content for members, potential members, sponsors and just curi-ous eyes about the many happenings of both the club and our charitable affiliate, the Palm Beach County Fishing Foundation.Subscribe & stay tuned!GulpSW_3.75x5.indd 1 2/8/11 2:39 PM'