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Innovative Use of Farmed Oysters Boosts Businesses and the Environment
Above: A Billion Oyster Project boat in New York Harbor steered by staffer Marc Melendez prepares to plant some 5,000 oysters that will help restore the harbor’s ecosystem. Rebecca Resner (left), hatchery manager, and Danielle Bissett, director of restoration, will unload the oversized bivalves provided by Lucky 13 Oysters, a Long Island aquaculture farm and Supporting Oyster Aquaculture and Restoration beneficiary.
Innovative Use of Farmed Oysters Boosts Businesses and the Environment
Oyster aquaculture and restoration program celebrates successes, looks to the future Article February 9, 2023 By: Aaron Kornbluth, Joseph Gordon & Zack Greenberg Read time: Projects: Conserving Marine Life in the United States & U.S. Conservation Share Innovative Use of Farmed Oysters Boosts Businesses and the Environment A Billion Oyster Project boat in New York Harbor steered by staffer Marc Melendez prepares to plant some 5,000 oysters that will help restore the harbor’s ecosystem.
Connecticut's Shellfish Population Gets a Boost With State's First Restoration Guide
Over the past century, populations of shellfish on the East Coast—particularly of the native Eastern oyster—have declined to a fraction of their previous numbers due to overharvesting, water pollution, disease, and habitat destruction. But there is hope for the hardy Eastern oyster. In New York Harbor, oysters—grown in cages on the seafloor and suspended from docks—are thriving, part of an effort to restore the once-abundant bivalves to the waters of America’s most populous city.
Conservation in a time of Covid-19: coalition SOARs into action to support US shellfish farmers
Following a reduction in seafood restaurant sales during the pandemic, a new project aims to take 5 million excess oysters be rebuild shellfish reefs – turning economic calamity into long-term conservation gain. The SOAR project aims to use 5 million surplus oysters to create new reefs in the US © TNC The Covid-19 pandemic and global lockdowns have led to significant struggles for many industries, and have been particularly difficult for the restaurant sector.
Oyster Restoration Offers New Market for Shellfish Farmers
Initiative could help growers, ecosystem, and coastal communities Article October 21, 2020 Share Read Mode Oyster Restoration Offers New Market for Shellfish Farmers 1 / 8 1 / 8 Full Screen This year has been hard on shellfish farmers, with sales to restaurants way down because of the COVID-19 pandemic. That has left many farmers holding oysters even as they grew beyond the ideal size for the half-shell market, and has created a major dilemma over what to do with those oversized bivalves.
In Major Policy Shift, Fisheries Commission Recognizes Value of Menhaden to East Coast Ecosystems
Management of species, including catch limits, will provide for the needs of its predators Article August 5, 2020 Share Read Mode In Major Policy Shift, Fisheries Commission Recognizes Value of Menhaden to East Coast Ecosystems The regulatory body that sets catch limits for menhaden—the country’s second-most-caught fish—today adopted a modern method for managing this species, which is valued prey to a wide range of wildlife, from striped bass, osprey, and eagles to dolphins and humpback whales.
East Coast's Largest Forage Fishery Still Waiting for Advanced Management
Commission postpones vote to conserve menhaden as science shows its critical role in ecosystem Article February 28, 2020 Share Read Mode East Coast’s Largest Forage Fishery Still Waiting for Advanced Management On Feb. 5, the regulatory body that sets catch limits for menhaden—the country’s second-most-caught fish—delayed a vote on a new way to manage the species, which is valued prey to wildlife. This is the third of three articles explaining why this decision matters.
New Way of Managing Menhaden, a Critical Forage Fish, Could Help Species Rebound
Groundbreaking science- and ecosystem-based measures could be adopted soon Article January 30, 2020 Share Read Mode New Way of Managing Menhaden, a Critical Forage Fish, Could Help Species Rebound In early February, the regulatory body that sets catch limits for menhaden—the country’s second-most-caught fish—will consider adopting a new way to manage the species, which is valued prey to wildlife.
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