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Learn Oyster Gardening — And Help Rebuild A Way of Life

Learn Oyster Gardening — And Help Rebuild A Way of Life

by Marshall Brown | Jan 21, 2016 | Fixing Habitats, Shellfish

  Great Atlantic Shellfish Farms, located in Islip, NY, reached out to Save The Great South Bay because it is launching a new program:    Oyster Gardening.   The program, which consists of four evening classes, then a summer of gardening your own oysters, is...
Cleaning Our Polluted Waters With Oysters — A Bill Awaits Governor Christie’s Signature.  What of New York?

Cleaning Our Polluted Waters With Oysters — A Bill Awaits Governor Christie’s Signature. What of New York?

by Marshall Brown | Jan 19, 2016 | Cleaner Water, Shellfish

The New Jersey legislature has voted in favor of allowing oysters to be used to clean certain polluted waters in the state.   The bill sits now on Governor Christie’s desk.     Since 2010, it’s been illegal to plant oysters in polluted / uncertified...
National Geographic On The Breach / New Inlet — Sandy’s Silver Lining

National Geographic On The Breach / New Inlet — Sandy’s Silver Lining

by Marshall Brown | Oct 29, 2013 | Shellfish

Nice video on The New Inlet/ breach from National Geographic. Got some old time baymen featured. Good job! Nice end to a somber day. via National Geographic
“Long Island is All Clammed Up” – Is It Too Late For Our Bays?

“Long Island is All Clammed Up” – Is It Too Late For Our Bays?

by Marshall Brown | Oct 16, 2013 | Advocacy, Shellfish

Rich Murdocco, writing for Long Island Business News, argues we need to adopt land use and water treatment policies that can bring back our bays and our shellfishing industry. It is important to remember that many of the land use issues discussed each week have real...
Volunteer To Seed The Great South Bay With Clams

Volunteer To Seed The Great South Bay With Clams

by Marshall Brown | Oct 1, 2013 | Education, Fixing Habitats, Shellfish

A letter from Chris Clapp, Marine Scientist, Nature Conservancy of Long Island to Save The Great South Bay. From: Chris Clapp Marine Scientist Nature Conservancy of Long Island: To: Save The Great South Bay Re: Volunteers Needed To Help The Shellfish Restoration...
Long Island’s South Shore Wastewater Infrastructure Problem

Long Island’s South Shore Wastewater Infrastructure Problem

by John Hall | Jul 30, 2013 | Cleaner Water, Fixing Habitats, Shellfish

Carl LoBue’s posts on the Save The Great South Bay Facebook page always get me thinking, and googling. And this one is no exception: Carl LoBue, on the relationship between the Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant and Point Lookout seaweed: Although the configuration...
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