The cruise ship terminal in Seattle’s Smith Cove might seem an unlikely spot for native oyster restoration, but Olys seem to be taking hold there as part of a Port of Seattle project to nurture intertidal habitat. Max Miner, a coastal science intern with the Washington State Department of Natural Resources, replaces tiles used to monitor natural reproduction of oysters and barnacles, which settle out on the hard surfaces. (Ellen M. Banner / The Seattle Times)