The Barnegat Bay oyster industry was booming 100 years ago, but was subsequently harmed by declining water quality, overharvesting and shellfish disease. Oyster farming, though, is making a comeback. Learn about the past, present and future of local shellfish aquaculture at this weekend’s Science Saturday at the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences.
Matt Gregg of Forty North Oysters and Theo Gerike of Seven Bridges Oysters will discuss the growth of the area’s oyster aquaculture…
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