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...
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...
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
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...
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...
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...