WHERE HAVE ALL THE CLAMS GONE? Southern hard shell clams were once abundant in our waters, but now are almost entirely gone. Sarasota Bay Watch is working to bring them back. Since late 2016 SBW has been growing 200,000 of these native clams under the watchful eye of a professional clam farmer in the Boca [...]
Kudos to Sarasota Bay Watch’s student board members, Ellie Martin (Cardinal Mooney High School), Eliza Anderson (Riverview High School) and Finn Johnson (Pine View School). Our student leaders bring valuable insights to Sarasota Bay Watch, are brimming over with energy, and share with volunteers their infectious enthusiasm. Ellie, Eliza and Finn are organizing a kayak [...]
Sarasota Bay Watch’s 2018 is shaping up to be a full and fulfilling year! For the first time ever we will combine various student on-the-water cleanup events into one large high school waterway island restoration day. Volunteers from Riverview, Sarasota and Cardinal Mooney high schools will work together to remove trash and invasive species and [...]
Sarasota Bay Watch president Larry Stults, Ph.D. recently represented SBW and Gulf Shellfish Institute at a seminal Shellfish Workshop organized by Florida Sea Grant and the Gulf Shellfish Institute. . National level shellfish regulators and policymakers from National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Interstate Shellfish Sanitation Conference (ISSC) sat alongside [...]
Kudos and thanks to our community for pitching in to help make the bay better! Sarasota Bay Watch’s 7th annual fundraiser – “Scallopalooza It’s Clamtastic!” was a huge success. Individuals, businesses and organizations from around town helped raise over $28,000! START took a lead role in this effort by providing the initial $3000 to create [...]
Sarasota Bay Watch celebrated its 10th anniversary recently at its annual fundraiser “Scallopalooza . . . It’s Clamtastic!” The occasion brought together friends, partners, sponsors and supporters who share an interest in making the bay better. The sold out event at the Sarasota Yacht Club was lots of fun and a great success – and [...]
It’s just around the corner! “Scallopalooza . . . It’s Clamtastic!” Sarasota Bay Watch’s 7th annual fundraiser for our community-driven bay scallop and southern hardshell clam restoration programs is September 23, 2017 at the gorgeous waterfront Sarasota Yacht Club. Former Sarasota County Commissioner and current Senior Vice President for Community Investment of the Gulf Coast [...]
