Over a quarter of a million! That’s how many clams Sarasota Bay Watch is growing with the help of a professional clam farmer. The clams were spawned in a shellfish hatchery and spent the first few months of their lives there, growing into 4 mm big “seed stock.” They next were placed in fine mesh [...]
“There’s a muddle in my puddle, and I’m going to do something about it!” This message, about the power of individual action and importance of water stewardship, is delivered to young readers in Sarasota Bay Watch’s new children’s story “My Puddle’s A Muddle.” Our newly developed book is a Dr. Seuss style rhyming story, with [...]
On Friday the 24th of February, Sarasota Bay Watch assisted the Gulf Shellfish Institute in “planting” 400,000 juvenile clams at Port Manatee. When they reach an adult stage they will help to restore depleted clam populations and promote sea grass growth. SBW is gaining experience for their upcoming restoration project. Separately SBW partner Bay Shellfish [...]
IT’S A CLAMTASTIC RESTORATION EFFORT! “Why clams?” you may ask. Like bay scallops, southern hard clams were once abundant in our bays and waterways, but now they are virtually absent. Unlike bay scallops, which live only one year and are sensitive to red tide, the southern hard clam lives up to 30 years and actually [...]
Sarasota Bay Watch has been extremely busy over the past weeks. We continue to grow our partnership with Venice’s Suncoast Reef Rovers via a series of diver-based underwater cleanups of Sharky’s Pier, the Venice Jetties, and most recently the Venice Moorings. Mayor John Holic even came out to cook food for divers and topside volunteers! [...]
