David Bethoney, our Executive Director, was recently featured in an article for EcoRI News to discuss the bay scallop restoration project we are currently working on.
Bay scallops were once an iconic fishery species in Rhode Island, but populations have been scarce since the 1980s. We are collaborating with The Nature Conservancy of Rhode Island and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management to synthesize relevant information on bay scallops and use that information to create a plan to help restore them in the state’s coastal salt ponds.
Read the full article here: Scientists, Shellfishermen Seek Strategies to Sustain Ocean State’s Dwindling Bay Scallop Populations, and check out the project webpage for more information about the project!