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 [...]
Summer Fun – Protecting and Restoring the Bay Save The Date! September 23rd is our annual fundraiser: Scallopalooza, It’s Clamtastic! This is our sole funding event every year and it’s an evening of fun at the Sarasota Yacht Club. The generous donations and outpouring of community support are the fuel that keep our programs going [...]
Awesome Water Experience! In 2014 Pine View School student member Zack Jordan partnered with Big Brothers/Big Sisters (BBBW) of Sarasota and created A.W.E. (Awesome Water Experience) to provide kayak paddle trips for “Littles” and their “Bigs” through the mangrove tunnels at South Lido Park. Zack went on to become a Sarasota Bay Watch student board [...]
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 [...]
