Friends of Bellport Bay view oysters at Bellport Marina’s bay bottom and celebrated one million oyster plantings. In the photo are (left to right) Mary Schultz, new executive director Rae Specht, Katia Read and Thomas Schultz.
Supporting oyster aquaculture and restoration
The Long Island Advance wrote up a great article about how FoBB and other organizations are purchasing surplus oysters that are available due to the pandemic and planting these oysters to help improve the waters of the Great South Bay. Read more…
The Nature Conservancy, Pew Charitable Trusts and the Gino Macchio Foundation partner with FoBB to plant 160,000 oysters
Thank you to The Nature Conservancy, Pew Charitable Trusts and the Gino Macchio Foundation for making it possible for FoBB to plant 160,000 adult spawning oysters in Bellport Bay. This weekend, dedicated volunteers boarded the Gino Macchio Foundation barge and planted the oysters in our protected sanctuary. Read more about the Supporting Oyster Aquaculture and Restoration (SOAR) initiative by clicking the link below:
https://www.litimes.org/2020/12/04/replanting-effort-aids-local-oyster-farmers/
Oyster farmers poised for economic help
Another great article from the Long Island Advance about how Friends of Bellport Bay and other organizations are helping oyster farmers during a large surplus of oysters created due to the pandemic. Read more…
Article: Friends of Bellport Bay reaches restoration milestone
Thank you to Randall Waszynski for writing this wonderful article documenting the planting of one million oysters in Bellport Bay. Thanks to all of our supporters and volunteers who helped to make this vision a reality.
https://friendsofbellportbay.org/long-island-advance-1-million-oysters
