Over the last 13 months Sarasota Bay Watch has introduced into the bay over 24 million scallop larvae in 6 releases (one in December of 2011, four in November/December of 2012 and one in January of 2013). Releases have been across all of Sarasota Bay, from Big Pass to Longboat Key Pass. While the project [...]
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Sarasota Bay Watch’s Fifth Annual Scallop Search took place on August 11th. Over 150 volunteers aged 2 – 82, took part in this event on boats ranging from kayaks and motor boats to sail boats. Ninety–three scallops were counted this year, twelve times the number counted in 2011. The event was sponsored by the Guy [...]
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