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Hundreds of Southern hard clams completely fill the bucket of water used to transport them to their release site.
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Summer gets clammy: Shellfish restoration study under way

June 13, 2018 | Hayley Rutger

End-of-year updates (December 2018) Between April 20 and Dec. 1, the nonprofit Sarasota Bay Watch and its volunteers released 177,000 young adult, native, southern hard clams (Mercenaria campechiensis) produced by Bay Shellfish Company and raised by commercial clam farmers, under Sarasota Bay Watch’s...

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For the Love of Shellfish: Scallop Search Draws Community Together

August 27, 2014 | Hayley Rutger

The annual Scallop Search led by the nonprofit Sarasota Bay Watch tallied 40 scallops on Saturday, Aug. 23, surpassing the count of 11 from last year. The event drew more than 130 volunteers, strengthening the local community’s commitment to monitor and restore scallop populations in Sarasota Bay. The...

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