Volunteers with the ReClam the Bay nonprofit showed a PowerPoint presentation to the Tuckerton Borough Council of the results of just one ReClam upweller installation, the one Tuckerton has supported at the South Green Street Park.
From tiny seed clams and oyster larvae, the group grew 95,000 baby clams and countless oyster spat. The clams were harvested and placed on leased lots in Waretown, where they will continue to grow for two more seasons before being transplanted into the bay for recreational harvest. They will contribute to the wild populations.
The oyster spat on shells are used in various living shoreline projects, including Mordecai Island off Long Beach…
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