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Stewardship Session: Shell Bag Assembly

  • Suffolk County Marine Environmental Learning Center (SCMELC) 3690 Cedar Beach Rd Southold, NY, 11971 United States (map)

Help our Aquaculture Coordinator create bags of oyster shells for our spat-on-shell oyster reef restoration projects!

Bags of cured oyster + clam shells are used to set baby oysters onto, which is called spat-on-shell, or SOS. The SOS is then used to build oyster reefs at our various Stewardship Sites.

The volunteer time will entail: cutting and tying mesh to create bags; shoveling cured shell into the bags; neatly stacking bags off to the side. Gloves can be provided, but we encourage you to bring your own. Expect to get mildly wet and/or dirty, depending on conditions.

This is a great opportunity for high school students to get service hours!

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