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Scallop Spat Bag Assembly

  • Tuesday, April 11, 2023, 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

The CCE Bay Scallop Program conducts multiple scientific projects to monitor scallop and predator populations, investigate bay scallop ecology and biology and refine bay scallop aquaculture and planting practices. Part of the restoration process involves deployment of specially designed spat collector bags that help us monitor for natural recruitment of bay scallops in our bays. These devices collect spat, or baby scallops, from the water column after the scallops spawn. Our field team then collects these bags, conducts counts to assess the population status, and releases the juvenile bay scallops back in the water to continue on in their life cycle. We are looking for volunteers to help construct these bags in advance of their deployment.

Fee

FREE!

Register

https://backtothebays.org/upcoming-programs-events/p/scallop-stewardship-april11

Contact

Harrison Tobi
Aquaculture Specialist
hjt27@cornell.edu

Location

Suffolk County Marine Environmental Learning Center
3690 Cedar Beach Road
Southold, New York 11971

Last updated March 30, 2023

 

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